ainsi
\ɛ̃.si\
The verdict
“ainsi” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #134
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - De cette manière ; de cette façon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ainsi · ainsi · French
ainsi · rank #134 · 6 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #134
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH vraiment
Nearest frequency peer: vraiment (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ainsi”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- juste
juste
99,870 corpus weight
- oui
oui
99,869 corpus weight
- vraiment
vraiment
99,868 corpus weight
- ainsi
ainsi
99,867 corpus weight
- As
As
99,866 corpus weight
- grand
grand
99,865 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ainsi” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ainsi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.si\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ainsi” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around ainsi (IPA \ɛ̃.si\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #134 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ainsi, with forms such as "ainis", "ainnsi", and "ainssi". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "ans", "ani", "asi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ainsi, spelled A-I-N-S-I.
Definition
- 1De cette manière ; de cette façon.
- 2Comme ça.
- 3(Conjonctif) Par conséquent.
- 4Pour marquer un souhait.
- 5Par exemple.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ainsi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’épuiserais donc tous les malheurs les uns après les autres, et chaque fois que j’étendrais la main pour m’établir solidement dans une bonne position, la branche que j’espérais saisir casserait sous mes doigts pour me laisser tomber ; — et toujours ainsi.
La vitesse de circulation de la monnaie croissait ainsi de jour en jour et sa répudiation définitive semblait devoir être prochaine.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ainis
- ainnsi
- ainssi
- aisni
- anisi
- iansi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ainsi - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ainsi", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "ainsi" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ans". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #134 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.