Allemands

\al.mɑ̃\

/\al.mɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Allemands” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,063
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peuple germanique qui vit essentiellement en Allemagne, en Autriche et en Suisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allemands · Allemands · French

Allemands · rank #2,063 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,063
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alain

Nearest frequency peer: Alain (-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 « Allemands »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Allemands » 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).

Allemands vs allemand
78% similar
Allemands vs Allemande
89% similar
Allemands vs allemandes
80% similar

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

Key facts for Allemands
PropertyValue
HeadwordAllemands
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\al.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,063
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Allemands »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Allemandsse 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 « Alain » (#2,062), « véhicule » (#2,061), « apporter » (#2,065). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Allemands » est au #2,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Allemands (IPA \al.mɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,063 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Peuple germanique qui vit essentiellement en Allemagne, en Autriche et en Suisse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Allemands, with forms such as "alelmands", "alemands", and "alleamnds". 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, "allemand", "Allemande", "allemandes", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Allemands, spelled A-L-L-E-M-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peuple germanique qui vit essentiellement en Allemagne, en Autriche et en Suisse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les Allemands ont considérablement embelli Strasbourg et nombre d’Alsaciens préféraient l’organisation allemande au laisser-aller français.
  2. Si bien que, au fur et à mesure que les Allemands évacuaient les pays occupés, les bolchevistes russes les occupaient avec leurs troupes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alelmands
  • alemands
  • alleamnds
  • allemadns
  • allemandds
  • allemandss
  • allemannds
  • allemansd
  • allemmands
  • allemnads
  • allmeands
  • lalemands

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alelmands2alemands1alleamnds2allemadns2allemandds1allemandss1allemannds1allemansd2
Edit distance from "Allemands"

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 "Allemands"?
"Allemands" is spelled A-L-L-E-M-A-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \al.mɑ̃\.
What does "Allemands" mean?
As a proper noun, "Allemands" means: Peuple germanique qui vit essentiellement en Allemagne, en Autriche et en Suisse.
What words are commonly confused with "Allemands"?
"Allemands" is commonly confused with "allemand", "Allemande", "allemandes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Allemands"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Allemands" is \al.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Allemands" come from?
"Allemands" 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 "Allemands", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retourner#2,055essentiel#2,073exception#2,075printemps#2,050

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

véhicule12 variantsespagnol12 variantsdemandes12 variantsquantité12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list