amidon

\a.mi.dɔ̃\

/\a.mi.dɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“amidon” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,254
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les...

Corpus desk

Index FR-amidon · amidon · French

amidon · rank #26,254 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,254
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amaury

Nearest frequency peer: Amaury (-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 « amidon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « amidon » 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).

amidon vs amin
67% similar
amidon vs amon
67% similar
amidon vs avion
67% similar

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

Key facts for amidon
PropertyValue
Headwordamidon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.mi.dɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,254
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amidon »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amidonse 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 « Amaury » (#26,253), « amnésie » (#26,255), « Allard » (#26,252). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amidon » est au #26,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around amidon (IPA \a.mi.dɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,254 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for amidon, with forms such as "aimdon", "amdion", and "amiddon". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "amin", "amon", "avion", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amidon, spelled A-M-I-D-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les grains de maïs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour qu’elle ne semble pas être dans une cloche de carton, Arlette a brisé les plis lourds d’amidon de sa jupe.
  2. Les insectes sont attirés par la présence de l’amidon, aussi les bambous qui ont été trempés dans l’eau résistent mieux à leur attaque.

This word in other languages

starch(English)almidón(Español)Stärke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aimdon
  • amdion
  • amiddon
  • amidno
  • amidonn
  • amiodn
  • ammidon
  • maidon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aimdon2amdion2amiddon1amidno2amidonn1amiodn2ammidon1maidon2
Edit distance from "amidon"

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 "amidon"?
"amidon" is spelled A-M-I-D-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mi.dɔ̃\.
What does "amidon" mean?
As a noun, "amidon" means: Polysaccharide composé de chaînes de molécules de D-glucose nommées amylose et amylopectine qu’on retire des organes de réserves de nombreuses plantes comme le tubercule de la pomme de terre ou les...
What words are commonly confused with "amidon"?
"amidon" is commonly confused with "amin", "amon", "avion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amidon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amidon" is \a.mi.dɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amidon" come from?
"amidon" 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 "amidon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Amaury#26,253Allard#26,252amusée#26,256ajouta#26,248

Similar misspelling depth

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

annexée8 variantsAgatha8 variantsbitch8 variantsbouleau8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list