amortisseur
\a.mɔʁ.ti.sœʁ\
The verdict
“amortisseur” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,325
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispositif mécanique, électrique, hydraulique ou pneumatique destiné à atténuer des chocs, des vibrations, un bruit, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-amortisseur · amortisseur · French
amortisseur · rank #48,325 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #48,325
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 424,905
- PHOTO-FINISH amoureusement
Nearest frequency peer: amoureusement (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “amortisseur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- amendée
amendée
51,679 corpus weight
- Amiel
Amiel
51,678 corpus weight
- amortisseur
amortisseur
51,676 corpus weight
- amoureuseme…
amoureusement
51,675 corpus weight
- amusaient
amusaient
51,674 corpus weight
- anaconda
anaconda
51,673 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “amortisseur” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amortisseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.mɔʁ.ti.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #48,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amortisseur” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around amortisseur (IPA \a.mɔʁ.ti.sœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,325 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for amortisseur, with forms such as "ammortisseur", "amoritsseur", and "amorrtisseur". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "amortisseurs", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amortisseur, spelled A-M-O-R-T-I-S-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Dispositif mécanique, électrique, hydraulique ou pneumatique destiné à atténuer des chocs, des vibrations, un bruit, etc.
- 2Ensemble des organes qui servent, sur un véhicule (voiture, camion, moto, bicyclette, etc.) à amortir les chocs et à améliorer la tenue de route.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amortisseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On peut sortir de ces situations délicates en installant un amortisseur dynamique, appelé aussi absorbeur dynamique, batteur ou damper.
Les amortisseurs de cette voiture sont en mauvais état.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ammortisseur
- amoritsseur
- amorrtisseur
- amortisesur
- amortiseur
- amortisseru
- amortisseurr
- amortissuer
- amortsiseur
- amorttisseur
- amotrisseur
- amrotisseur
- aomrtisseur
- maortisseur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amortisseur - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "amortisseur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.