antérieures

\ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\

/\ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“antérieures” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,909
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de antérieur.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

antérieures vs antérieurs
91% similar
antérieures vs antérieur
82% similar
antérieures vs antérieure
91% similar

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

Key facts for antérieures
PropertyValue
Headwordantérieures
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,909
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “antérieures” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). antérieures lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around antérieures (IPA \ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,909 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de antérieur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for antérieures, with forms such as "anntérieures", "anterieures", and "antréieures". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "antérieurs", "antérieur", "antérieure", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is antérieures, spelled A-N-T-É-R-I-E-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de antérieur.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntérieures
  • anterieures
  • antréieures
  • anttérieures
  • antéireures
  • antéreiures
  • antérierues
  • antérieuers
  • antérieuress
  • antérieurres
  • antérieurse
  • antériueres
  • antérrieures
  • anétrieures
  • atnérieures
  • natérieures

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anntérieures1anterieures1antréieures2anttérieures1antéireures2antéreiures2antérierues2antérieuers2
Edit distance from "antérieures"

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 "antérieures"?
"antérieures" is spelled A-N-T-É-R-I-E-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\.
What does "antérieures" mean?
As an adjective, "antérieures" means: Féminin pluriel de antérieur.
What words are commonly confused with "antérieures"?
"antérieures" is commonly confused with "antérieurs", "antérieur", "antérieure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antérieures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antérieures" is \ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antérieures" come from?
"antérieures" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “antérieures”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-T-É-R-I-E-U-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.te.ʁjœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “antérieurs” - see the side-by-side comparison. antérieures vs antérieurs
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list