amarrage

Name: amarrage, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\a.ma.ʁaʒ\

/\a.ma.ʁaʒ\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“amarrage” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,147
frequency rank, French: 6,727
“A” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’amarrer un bâtiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amarrage · amarrage · French

amarrage · rank #39,147 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #39,147
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,727
PHOTO-FINISH aman

Nearest frequency peer: aman (-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.

Alyssa

60,856
aman

60,855
amarrage

60,854
amers

60,853
amm

60,852
amplifiée

60,851

What this shows « amarrage » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

amarrage vs amorçage

75% similar

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

Key facts for amarrage
Property	Value
Headword	amarrage
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\a.ma.ʁaʒ\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#39,147
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amarrage »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amarragese place ici:

#39,147

#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 « aman » (#39,146), « amers » (#39,148), « Alyssa » (#39,145). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amarrage » est au #39,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around amarrage (IPA \a.ma.ʁaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,147 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for amarrage, with forms such as "aamrrage", "amarage", and "amararge". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "amorçage", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is amarrage, spelled A-M-A-R-R-A-G-E.

Definition

1
Action d’amarrer un bâtiment.
2
Union, jonction de deux cordages par un autre plus petit qui fait plusieurs tours symétriques.
3
Opération réalisée dans l'espace et destinée à rendre mécaniquement solidaires des engins spatiaux.
4
Un objet naturel ou un équipement artificiel permettant d'attacher une corde de progression ou de protection. L'action d'utiliser un tel point.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Cet amarrage a pour but de limiter les déplacements du monolithe sous lʼeffet du vent et des vagues.
De nombreuses ruptures d’amarrage au corps-mort à Ronce-les-Bains et Saint-Trojan ont aussi mobilisé les sauveteurs.

This word in other languages

mooring(English)amarre(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

aamrrage
amarage
amararge
amarraeg
amarragge
amarrgae
ammarrage
amrarage
maarrage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "amarrage"

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 "amarrage"?

"amarrage" is spelled A-M-A-R-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ma.ʁaʒ\.

What does "amarrage" mean?

As a noun, "amarrage" means: Action d’amarrer un bâtiment.

What words are commonly confused with "amarrage"?

"amarrage" is commonly confused with "amorçage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "amarrage"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amarrage" is \a.ma.ʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "amarrage" come from?

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

athletic#39,161 accédant#39,132 barillet#39,173 élargies#39,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

amères9 variants Andalou9 variants Barlow9 variants échappa9 variants