amoindrir

\a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ\

/\a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“amoindrir” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,262
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre moindre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amoindrir · amoindrir · French

amoindrir · rank #43,262 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,262
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amiraux

Nearest frequency peer: amiraux (-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 « amoindrir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « amoindrir » 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
Key facts for amoindrir
PropertyValue
Headwordamoindrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,262
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amoindrir »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).amoindrirse 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 « amiraux » (#43,261), « amphibiens » (#43,263), « amulette » (#43,264). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amoindrir » est au #43,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around amoindrir (IPA \a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,262 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Rendre moindre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for amoindrir, with forms such as "amiondrir", "ammoindrir", and "amoidnrir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is amoindrir, spelled A-M-O-I-N-D-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre moindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand la gloire d'un peuple contraint ses ennemis de la célébrer, il est naturel qu'ils s'efforcent d'en amoindrir l'éclat ou de s'en couvrir eux-mêmes.
  2. L'essentiel pour les jésuites, c'était d'affaiblir, d’amoindrir, de rendre les âmes faibles et fausses, de faire des petits très-petits, et les simples idiots ; une âme nourrie de minuties, amusées de brimborions, devait être facile à conduire.

This word in other languages

diminish(English)disminuir(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amiondrir
  • ammoindrir
  • amoidnrir
  • amoinddrir
  • amoindirr
  • amoindrirr
  • amoindrri
  • amoindrrir
  • amoinndrir
  • amoinrdir
  • amonidrir
  • aomindrir
  • maoindrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amiondrir2ammoindrir1amoidnrir2amoinddrir1amoindirr2amoindrirr1amoindrri2amoindrrir1
Edit distance from "amoindrir"

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 "amoindrir"?
"amoindrir" is spelled A-M-O-I-N-D-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ\.
What does "amoindrir" mean?
As a verb, "amoindrir" means: Rendre moindre.
What are common misspellings of "amoindrir"?
Common misspellings include "amiondrir", "ammoindrir", "amoidnrir", "amoinddrir", "amoindirr". The correct spelling is "amoindrir".
How do you pronounce "amoindrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amoindrir" is \a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amoindrir" come from?
"amoindrir" 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 "amoindrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Alcantara#43,256agressées#43,252aboutisse#43,241émigrants#43,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

assureront13 variantsaccidentée13 variantséloquente13 variantsécrivons13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list