alléger
\a(l).le.ʒe\
The verdict
“alléger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,865
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Soulager d’une partie d’un fardeau.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alleger · alléger · French
alléger · rank #17,865 · 9 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,865
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 424,905
- PHOTO-FINISH alliées
Nearest frequency peer: alliées (-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 “alléger”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- aiderait
aiderait
82,139 corpus weight
- alentour
alentour
82,138 corpus weight
- alliées
alliées
82,137 corpus weight
- alléger
alléger
82,136 corpus weight
- amande
amande
82,135 corpus weight
- amérindiens
amérindiens
82,134 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “alléger” 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 | alléger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a(l).le.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alléger” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around alléger (IPA \a(l).le.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,865 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alléger, with forms such as "alleger", "allgéer", and "alléegr". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "aller", "allier", "allumer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is alléger, spelled A-L-L-É-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Soulager d’une partie d’un fardeau.
- 2Diminuer, que ce soit une personne ou un objet.
- 3Rendre un cheval plus léger en avant ou en arrière, suivant la position du corps du cavalier.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alleger
- allgéer
- alléegr
- allégerr
- allégger
- allégre
- aléger
- alélger
- laléger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alléger - 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 May 6, 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 "alléger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.