antiquaire

\ɑ̃.ti.kɛʁ\

/\ɑ̃.ti.kɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“antiquaire” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,346
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui, celle qui recherche pour les vendre des objets anciens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-antiquaire · antiquaire · French

antiquaire · rank #31,346 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,346
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH anthropologiq…

Nearest frequency peer: anthropologique (-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 « antiquaire »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « antiquaire » 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).

antiquaire vs antiquité
70% similar
antiquaire vs antiquaires
91% similar

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

Key facts for antiquaire
PropertyValue
Headwordantiquaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.ti.kɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,346
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « antiquaire »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).antiquairese 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 « anthropologique » (#31,345), « Anselme » (#31,344), « Arlette » (#31,348). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « antiquaire » est au #31,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around antiquaire (IPA \ɑ̃.ti.kɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,346 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for antiquaire, with forms such as "anitquaire", "anntiquaire", and "antiqauire". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "antiquité", "antiquaires", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is antiquaire, spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui, celle qui recherche pour les vendre des objets anciens.
  2. 2
    Celui qui s’adonnait à l’étude des objets antiques ; archéologue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le nombre des magasins d’antiquaires croît chaque jour.
  2. L’archéologie a trop négligé l’étude des poteries gallo-romaines; et celles du Mans resteraient inconnues des antiquaires, sans le zèle généreux de M. De Caumont.

This word in other languages

antiquer(English)anticuario(Español)Antiquitätenhändler(Deutsch)antiquário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anitquaire
  • anntiquaire
  • antiqauire
  • antiqquaire
  • antiquaier
  • antiquairre
  • antiquarie
  • antiquiare
  • antiuqaire
  • antqiuaire
  • anttiquaire
  • atniquaire
  • natiquaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anitquaire2anntiquaire1antiqauire2antiqquaire1antiquaier2antiquairre1antiquarie2antiquiare2
Edit distance from "antiquaire"

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 "antiquaire"?
"antiquaire" is spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ti.kɛʁ\.
What does "antiquaire" mean?
As a noun, "antiquaire" means: Celui, celle qui recherche pour les vendre des objets anciens.
What words are commonly confused with "antiquaire"?
"antiquaire" is commonly confused with "antiquité", "antiquaires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antiquaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antiquaire" is \ɑ̃.ti.kɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antiquaire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ascendante#31,350assujettis#31,352alimentant#31,339adjonction#31,333

Similar misspelling depth

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

Berlinois13 variantsbourgeons13 variantsBrighton13 variantséclairées13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list