balbutiements
\bal.by.si.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“balbutiements” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,179
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de balbutiement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-balbutiements · balbutiements · French
balbutiements · rank #47,179 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,179
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 227,490
- PHOTO-FINISH balançait
Nearest frequency peer: balançait (-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 “balbutiements”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- bader
bader
52,825 corpus weight
- balancez
balancez
52,824 corpus weight
- balançait
balançait
52,823 corpus weight
- balbutiemen…
balbutiements
52,822 corpus weight
- Balenciaga
Balenciaga
52,821 corpus weight
- barrent
barrent
52,819 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “balbutiements” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | balbutiements |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bal.by.si.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #47,179 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “balbutiements” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around balbutiements (IPA \bal.by.si.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,179 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de balbutiement.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for balbutiements, with forms such as "ablbutiements", "bablutiements", and "balbbutiements". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is balbutiements, spelled B-A-L-B-U-T-I-E-M-E-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de balbutiement.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ablbutiements
- bablutiements
- balbbutiements
- balbtuiements
- balbuitements
- balbuteiments
- balbutieemnts
- balbutiemennts
- balbutiemenst
- balbutiementss
- balbutiementts
- balbutiemetns
- balbutiemments
- balbutiemnets
- balbutimeents
- balbuttiements
- ballbutiements
- balubtiements
- bbalbutiements
- blabutiements
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of balbutiements - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "balbutiements", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.