altesse

\al.tɛs\

/\al.tɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“altesse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,302
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Titre d’honneur qui se donne à différents princes, en parlant et en écrivant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-altesse · altesse · French

altesse · rank #15,302 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,302
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH allures

Nearest frequency peer: allures (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “altesse”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “altesse” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

altesse vs atteste
71% similar
altesse vs altéré
43% similar
altesse vs Adresse
57% similar

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

Key facts for altesse
PropertyValue
Headwordaltesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\al.tɛs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,302
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “altesse” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).altessese 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 « allures » (#15,301), « appartenu » (#15,303), « Aisne » (#15,300). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around altesse (IPA \al.tɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,302 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Titre d’honneur qui se donne à différents princes, en parlant et en écrivant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for altesse, with forms such as "aletsse", "alltesse", and "altese". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "atteste", "altéré", "Adresse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is altesse, spelled A-L-T-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Titre d’honneur qui se donne à différents princes, en parlant et en écrivant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Altesse royale, impériale. Altesse sérénissime. Traiter d’altesse.
  2. – Comment ne serais-je pas pénétrée des bontés de Votre Altesse ? – Laisse là ton Altesse, et appelle-moi comme tu m’appelles quelquefois.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aletsse
  • alltesse
  • altese
  • alteses
  • altsese
  • alttesse
  • atlesse
  • latesse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aletsse2alltesse1altese1alteses2altsese2alttesse1atlesse2latesse2
Edit distance from "altesse"

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 "altesse"?
"altesse" is spelled A-L-T-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.tɛs\.
What does "altesse" mean?
As a noun, "altesse" means: Titre d’honneur qui se donne à différents princes, en parlant et en écrivant.
What words are commonly confused with "altesse"?
"altesse" is commonly confused with "atteste", "altéré", "Adresse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "altesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altesse" is \al.tɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altesse" come from?
"altesse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

allures#15,301Beatles#15,311étudiée#15,290branler#15,316

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Barbie8 variantsBlock8 variantsyaourt8 variantstraque8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list