authentique

\ɔ.tɑ̃.tik\

/\ɔ.tɑ̃.tik\/ adj

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The verdict

“authentique” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,031
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acte social certifié par des officiers publics et dans les formes requises.

Corpus desk

Index FR-authentique · authentique · French

authentique · rank #7,031 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,031
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH autel

Nearest frequency peer: autel (-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 “authentique”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “authentique” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for authentique
PropertyValue
Headwordauthentique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.tɑ̃.tik\
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,031
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “authentique” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).authentiquese 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 « autel » (#7,030), « Athènes » (#7,029), « Ba » (#7,033). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around authentique (IPA \ɔ.tɑ̃.tik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,031 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for authentique, with forms such as "atuhentique", "auhtentique", and "autehntique". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 authentique, spelled A-U-T-H-E-N-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acte social certifié par des officiers publics et dans les formes requises.
  2. 2
    Dont la vérité ou l’autorité ne peut être contestée.
  3. 3
    Dont la réalité ne peut être niée.
  4. 4
    Qui est solennel.
  5. 5
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Enfin , si cet acte authentique ne fait pas foi du paiement tempestif des frais, j'offre subsidiairement d'en établir la preuve par témoins.
  2. Le 5 février, les deux parlementaires apportent une copie authentique du traité conclu entre la France et l’Allemagne pour fixer les conditions de l’armistice.

Antonyms

apocrypheartificielcontrouvéfauxinauthentiquetoc

This word in other languages

authentic(English)auténtico(Español)authentisch(Deutsch)autêntico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuhentique
  • auhtentique
  • autehntique
  • authenitque
  • authenntique
  • authentiqeu
  • authentiqque
  • authentiuqe
  • authentqiue
  • authenttique
  • authetnique
  • authhentique
  • authnetique
  • autthentique
  • uathentique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of authentique - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atuhentique2auhtentique2autehntique2authenitque2authenntique1authentiqeu2authentiqque1authentiuqe2
Edit distance from "authentique"

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 "authentique"?
"authentique" is spelled A-U-T-H-E-N-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.tɑ̃.tik\.
What does "authentique" mean?
As an adjective, "authentique" means: Acte social certifié par des officiers publics et dans les formes requises.
What are common misspellings of "authentique"?
Common misspellings include "atuhentique", "auhtentique", "autehntique", "authenitque", "authenntique". The correct spelling is "authentique".
How do you pronounce "authentique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "authentique" is \ɔ.tɑ̃.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "authentique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

infraction15 variantsorganisées15 variantsprovincial15 variantssensations15 variants

What to do next

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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