algarve

\al.ɡaʁv\

/\al.ɡaʁv\/ adj

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The verdict

“algarve” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,317
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à l’Algarve, région du Portugal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-algarve · algarve · French

algarve · rank #48,317 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,317
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH alcatraz

Nearest frequency peer: alcatraz (-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 « algarve »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « algarve » 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).

algarve vs Algérie
57% similar
algarve vs alarme
71% similar

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

Key facts for algarve
PropertyValue
Headwordalgarve
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\al.ɡaʁv\
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,317
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « algarve »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).algarvese 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 « alcatraz » (#48,316), « Alhambra » (#48,318), « ajustées » (#48,315). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « algarve » est au #48,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around algarve (IPA \al.ɡaʁv\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,317 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relatif à l’Algarve, région du Portugal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for algarve, with forms such as "aglarve", "alagrve", and "algarev". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Algérie", "alarme", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is algarve, spelled A-L-G-A-R-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à l’Algarve, région du Portugal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Madeleine McCann a disparu le 3 mai 2007 pendant des vacances au Portugal, sur la côte algarve.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aglarve
  • alagrve
  • algarev
  • algarrve
  • algarvve
  • algavre
  • alggarve
  • algrave
  • allgarve
  • lagarve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aglarve2alagrve2algarev2algarrve1algarvve1algavre2alggarve1algrave2
Edit distance from "algarve"

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 "algarve"?
"algarve" is spelled A-L-G-A-R-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.ɡaʁv\.
What does "algarve" mean?
As an adjective, "algarve" means: Relatif à l’Algarve, région du Portugal.
What words are commonly confused with "algarve"?
"algarve" is commonly confused with "Algérie", "alarme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "algarve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "algarve" is \al.ɡaʁv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "algarve" come from?
"algarve" 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 "algarve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

amendée#48,322agitées#48,311animant#48,330anodins#48,331

Similar misspelling depth

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

aiguiller10 variantsaidaient10 variantsaffolant10 variantsabonnées10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list