Adresse

\a.ˈdrɛ.sə\

/\a.ˈdrɛ.sə\/ noun

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The verdict

“Adresse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#955
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adresse (dans le sens du lieu de résidence, de l’adresse informatique), coordonnées (principalement utilisé en Suisse).

Corpus desk

Index FR-adresse · Adresse · French

Adresse · rank #955 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #955
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH apprendre

Nearest frequency peer: apprendre (+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 « Adresse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Adresse » 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).

Adresse vs adverse
57% similar
Adresse vs altesse
57% similar
Adresse vs agresse
71% similar

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

Key facts for Adresse
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdresse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ˈdrɛ.sə\
Letters7
Frequency rank#955
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Adresse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Adressese 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 « apprendre » (#956), « vendredi » (#953), « attaque » (#957). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Adresse » est au #955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Adresse (IPA \a.ˈdrɛ.sə\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #955 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Adresse (dans le sens du lieu de résidence, de l’adresse informatique), coordonnées (principalement utilisé en Suisse).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Adresse, with forms such as "addresse", "adersse", and "adrese". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "adverse", "altesse", "agresse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Adresse, spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adresse (dans le sens du lieu de résidence, de l’adresse informatique), coordonnées (principalement utilisé en Suisse).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An die falsche Adresse geraten.
  2. Kontrollieren Sie noch die Adresse.

Synonyms

AnschriftAufenthaltsort

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addresse
  • adersse
  • adrese
  • adreses
  • adrresse
  • adrsese
  • ardesse
  • daresse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Adresse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

addresse1adersse2adrese1adreses2adrresse1adrsese2ardesse2daresse2
Edit distance from "Adresse"

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 "Adresse"?
"Adresse" is spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ˈdrɛ.sə\.
What does "Adresse" mean?
As a noun, "Adresse" means: Adresse (dans le sens du lieu de résidence, de l’adresse informatique), coordonnées (principalement utilisé en Suisse).
What words are commonly confused with "Adresse"?
"Adresse" is commonly confused with "adverse", "altesse", "agresse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Adresse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adresse" is \a.ˈdrɛ.sə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adresse" come from?
"Adresse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

attaque#957endroit#962petites#948essayer#963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

preuve8 variantsdevenu8 variantsavenir8 variantsfilms8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list