affranchir

\a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\

/\a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“affranchir” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,332
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre libre ; déclarer libre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-affranchir · affranchir · French

affranchir · rank #17,332 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,332
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH alerter

Nearest frequency peer: alerter (+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 « affranchir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « affranchir » 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).

affranchir vs affranchis
90% similar
affranchir vs affranchit
90% similar
affranchir vs affranchi
90% similar

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

Key facts for affranchir
PropertyValue
Headwordaffranchir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,332
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « affranchir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).affranchirse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « alerter » (#17,333), « ADP » (#17,330), « ambiant » (#17,334). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « affranchir » est au #17,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around affranchir (IPA \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,332 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for affranchir, with forms such as "affarnchir", "affracnhir", and "affrancchir". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "affranchis", "affranchit", "affranchi", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is affranchir, spelled A-F-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre libre ; déclarer libre.
  2. 2
    Décharger ; exempter.
  3. 3
    Libérer des servitudes, des charges.
  4. 4
    Payer le timbre postal d’avance pour en libérer le destinataire.
  5. 5
    Tirer d’une sujétion, d’une dépendance.
  6. 6
    Délivrer d'un mal, d'une peine.
  7. 7
    Débaucher, pervertir, c’est-à-dire affranchir des règles sociales.
  8. 8
    Connaître une question, ne rien craindre.
  9. 9
    Informer.
  10. 10
    Informer des usages du milieu.
  11. 11
    Se libérer ; se délivrer, etc.
  12. 12
    Rendre une chose indépendante d'une autre.
  13. 13
    Rendre un greffon indépendant de son porte-greffe en lui permettant de se développer sur ses propres racines.
  14. 14
    Au bridge, rendre maîtresses des cartes qui ne l’étaient pas au début du jeu.
  15. 15
    Châtrer un animal. (note : en dehors de l'Anjou l'usage est désuet).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Denis et son fils avaient été serfs des comtes d'Udressier. Claude-Étienne voulut être affranchi. Il le fut à trente ans. Un acte du 20 mars 1763, rédigé par-devant le notaire royal Claude Jarry, en fait foi.
  2. On sentait bien que le seul moyen de rendre la vie à cette importante cité, et d’utiliser au profit de l’Europe entière son admirable position, c’était de l’affranchir.

This word in other languages

free(English)franquear(Español)frankieren(Deutsch)liberar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affarnchir
  • affracnhir
  • affrancchir
  • affranchhir
  • affranchirr
  • affranchri
  • affrancihr
  • affranhcir
  • affrannchir
  • affrnachir
  • affrranchir
  • afranchir
  • afrfanchir
  • fafranchir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of affranchir - 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.

affarnchir2affracnhir2affrancchir1affranchhir1affranchirr1affranchri2affrancihr2affranhcir2
Edit distance from "affranchir"

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 "affranchir"?
"affranchir" is spelled A-F-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\.
What does "affranchir" mean?
As a verb, "affranchir" means: Rendre libre ; déclarer libre.
What words are commonly confused with "affranchir"?
"affranchir" is commonly confused with "affranchis", "affranchit", "affranchi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "affranchir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "affranchir" is \a.fʁɑ̃.ʃiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "affranchir" come from?
"affranchir" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anthologie#17,337artérielle#17,342équilibrer#17,317végétarien#17,311

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Auschwitz14 variantsvirginité14 variantsutilisable14 variantscellulaires14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list