abstrait

\ap.stʁɛ\

/\ap.stʁɛ\/ adj

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The verdict

“abstrait” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,187
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas concret, qui n'est pas réel ou qui relève de l’abstraction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abstrait · abstrait · French

abstrait · rank #14,187 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,187
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH abc

Nearest frequency peer: abc (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « abstrait »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « abstrait » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

abstrait vs attrait
75% similar
abstrait vs assurait
75% similar
abstrait vs abstraite
89% similar

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

Key facts for abstrait
PropertyValue
Headwordabstrait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ap.stʁɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,187
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « abstrait »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).abstraitse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « abc » (#14,186), « accompagnant » (#14,188), « ace » (#14,189). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abstrait » est au #14,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around abstrait (IPA \ap.stʁɛ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,187 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstrait, with forms such as "abbstrait", "absrtait", and "absstrait". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "attrait", "assurait", "abstraite", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is abstrait, spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas concret, qui n'est pas réel ou qui relève de l’abstraction.
  2. 2
    Abstrait d’une ou plusieurs collections d’objets, soit imaginées soit concrètes, en parlant d’une qualité ou d’un concept considéré tout seul, séparé de son origine.
  3. 3
    Se dit d’un art, par opposition à figuratif, qui ne représente rien existant dans le monde connu.
  4. 4
    Qui est difficile à saisir, à pénétrer.
  5. 5
    Nom signifiant une idée abstraite.
  6. 6
    Dans certains langages, se dit d’une classe qui n’est que partiellement définie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how abstrait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La pauvreté n'est pas abstraite, elle a un visage. Ce matin du 25 aout, c'est celui d'un jeune quêteux cassé comme un clou qui nous demande une petite pièce en se cachant.
  2. Dieu, l’éternité, l’infini sont des concepts abstraits.

Antonyms

concret

This word in other languages

abstract(English)abstracto(Español)abstrakt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstrait
  • absrtait
  • absstrait
  • abstarit
  • abstraitt
  • abstrati
  • abstriat
  • abstrrait
  • absttrait
  • abtsrait
  • asbtrait
  • bastrait

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abstrait - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abbstrait1absrtait2absstrait1abstarit2abstraitt1abstrati2abstriat2abstrrait1
Edit distance from "abstrait"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abstrait"?
"abstrait" is spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.stʁɛ\.
What does "abstrait" mean?
As an adjective, "abstrait" means: Qui n’est pas concret, qui n'est pas réel ou qui relève de l’abstraction.
What words are commonly confused with "abstrait"?
"abstrait" is commonly confused with "attrait", "assurait", "abstraite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abstrait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstrait" is \ap.stʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstrait" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

émouvant#14,183alimente#14,193voyaient#14,178appuient#14,197

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

adressant12 variantsattributs12 variantsSégolène12 variantssupprimée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list