antivirus

\ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁys\

/\ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁys\/ adj

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The verdict

“antivirus” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,819
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui lutte contre les virus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-antivirus · antivirus · French

antivirus · rank #31,819 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,819
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH apparat

Nearest frequency peer: apparat (+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 « antivirus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « antivirus » 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 antivirus
PropertyValue
Headwordantivirus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁys\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,819
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « antivirus »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.antivirusse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « apparat » (#31,820), « anno » (#31,817), « appareillage » (#31,821). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « antivirus » est au #31,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around antivirus (IPA \ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁys\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,819 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui lutte contre les virus.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for antivirus, with forms such as "anitvirus", "anntivirus", and "antiivrus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is antivirus, spelled A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui lutte contre les virus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un logiciel antivirus.

This word in other languages

antivirus(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anitvirus
  • anntivirus
  • antiivrus
  • antivirrus
  • antivirsu
  • antiviruss
  • antiviurs
  • antivrius
  • antivvirus
  • anttivirus
  • antviirus
  • atnivirus
  • nativirus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antivirus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anitvirus2anntivirus1antiivrus2antivirrus1antivirsu2antiviruss1antiviurs2antivrius2
Edit distance from "antivirus"

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 "antivirus"?
"antivirus" is spelled A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁys\.
What does "antivirus" mean?
As an adjective, "antivirus" means: Qui lutte contre les virus.
What are common misspellings of "antivirus"?
Common misspellings include "anitvirus", "anntivirus", "antiivrus", "antivirrus", "antivirsu". The correct spelling is "antivirus".
How do you pronounce "antivirus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antivirus" is \ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antivirus" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

appareillage13 variantsémanation13 variantsécrasent13 variantstyrannique13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list