Archimède

\aʁ.ʃi.mɛd\

/\aʁ.ʃi.mɛd\/ name

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The verdict

“Archimède” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,651
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Scientifique grec né en 287 av. J.-C. et mort en 212 av. J.-C.

Corpus desk

Index FR-archimede · Archimède · French

Archimède · rank #38,651 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,651
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH archet

Nearest frequency peer: archet (-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 « Archimède »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Archimède » 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 Archimède
PropertyValue
HeadwordArchimède
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\aʁ.ʃi.mɛd\
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,651
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Archimède »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Archimèdese 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 « archet » (#38,650), « archivage » (#38,652), « arcanes » (#38,649). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Archimède » est au #38,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Archimède (IPA \aʁ.ʃi.mɛd\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,651 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Scientifique grec né en 287 av. J.-C. et mort en 212 av. J.-C.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Archimède, with forms such as "acrhimède", "arcchimède", and "archhimède". 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. 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 Archimède, spelled A-R-C-H-I-M-È-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Scientifique grec né en 287 av. J.-C. et mort en 212 av. J.-C.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Archimède de Syracuse (287–212 av. J.-C.) a laissé un grand nombre d’ouvrages dont quelques-uns nous sont parvenus en entier, entre autres un traité de « De Æquiponderantibus » qui renferme des propositions sur le levier et le centre de gravité, et que nous examinerons tout d’abord.
  2. La neige en mai n’est pas non plus déroutante, ni Archimède faisant de la géométrie pendant le siège de Syracuse.

This word in other languages

Archimedes(English)Archimedes(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrhimède
  • arcchimède
  • archhimède
  • archimdèe
  • archimede
  • archimmède
  • archimèdde
  • archimèed
  • archièmde
  • archmiède
  • arcihmède
  • arhcimède
  • arrchimède
  • rachimède

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acrhimède2arcchimède1archhimède1archimdèe2archimede1archimmède1archimèdde1archimèed2
Edit distance from "Archimède"

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 "Archimède"?
"Archimède" is spelled A-R-C-H-I-M-È-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ʃi.mɛd\.
What does "Archimède" mean?
As a proper noun, "Archimède" means: Scientifique grec né en 287 av. J.-C. et mort en 212 av. J.-C.
What are common misspellings of "Archimède"?
Common misspellings include "acrhimède", "arcchimède", "archhimède", "archimdèe", "archimede". The correct spelling is "Archimède".
How do you pronounce "Archimède"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Archimède" is \aʁ.ʃi.mɛd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Archimède" come from?
"Archimède" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

archivage#38,652apprentie#38,648Annemasse#38,647allumette#38,639

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

balançant14 variantsbanalités14 variantsvisitation14 variantsvirulents14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list