Patrice

name

"patrice" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Patrice” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,518
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-patrice · Patrice · English

Patrice · rank #25,518 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,518
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH patchwork

Nearest frequency peer: patchwork (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Patrice”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Patrice” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Patrice vs price
57% similar
Patrice vs Petrie
71% similar
Patrice vs Patrick
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Patrice
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatrice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,518
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Patrice”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Patricelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “patchwork” (#25,517), “Paulie” (#25,519), “pastime” (#25,516). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Patrice” is #25,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Patrice, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,518 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Latin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patrice, with forms such as "aptrice", "partice", and "patirce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "price", "Petrie", "Patrick", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: 20th century variant of Patricia, probably borrowed from the French male given name Patrice. The correct English form is Patrice, spelled P-A-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

Etymology

20th century variant of Patricia, probably borrowed from the French male given name Patrice.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptrice
  • partice
  • patirce
  • patrcie
  • patricce
  • patriec
  • patrrice
  • pattrice
  • ppatrice
  • ptarice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Patrice - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aptrice2partice2patirce2patrcie2patricce1patriec2patrrice1pattrice1
Edit distance from "Patrice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Patrice"?
"Patrice" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-C-E.
What does "Patrice" mean?
As a proper noun, "Patrice" means: A female given name from Latin.
What words are commonly confused with "Patrice"?
"Patrice" is commonly confused with "price", "Petrie", "Patrick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Patrice"?
20th century variant of Patricia, probably borrowed from the French male given name Patrice. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Patrice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list