bergerie

\bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁi\

/\bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“bergerie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,845
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où l’on enferme un troupeau de moutons, de brebis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bergerie · bergerie · French

bergerie · rank #31,845 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,845
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH becs

Nearest frequency peer: becs (-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 « bergerie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bergerie » 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).

bergerie vs bergers
75% similar
bergerie vs bergeron
75% similar
bergerie vs Bergevin
63% similar

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

Key facts for bergerie
PropertyValue
Headwordbergerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁi\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,845
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bergerie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bergeriese 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 « becs » (#31,844), « bibliothécaires » (#31,847), « battlefield » (#31,842). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bergerie » est au #31,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bergerie (IPA \bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,845 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bergerie, with forms such as "bbergerie", "begrerie", and "beregrie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "bergers", "bergeron", "Bergevin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bergerie, spelled B-E-R-G-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où l’on enferme un troupeau de moutons, de brebis.
  2. 2
    Poème ou récit bucolique mettant en scène les amours des bergers et des bergères.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sous le ciel pâlissant, les bâtiments de la Borderie sommeillaient encore, à demi sombres, trois longs bâtiments aux trois bords de la vaste cour carrée, la bergerie au fond, les granges à droite, la vacherie, l’écurie et la maison d’habitation à gauche.
  2. La bergerie était longue, la grange était haute.

This word in other languages

sheepfold(English)redil(Español)Schafstall(Deutsch)curral(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbergerie
  • begrerie
  • beregrie
  • bergeire
  • bergerei
  • bergerrie
  • berggerie
  • bergreie
  • berrgerie
  • bregerie
  • ebrgerie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbergerie1begrerie2beregrie2bergeire2bergerei2bergerrie1berggerie1bergreie2
Edit distance from "bergerie"

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 "bergerie"?
"bergerie" is spelled B-E-R-G-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁi\.
What does "bergerie" mean?
As a noun, "bergerie" means: Lieu où l’on enferme un troupeau de moutons, de brebis.
What words are commonly confused with "bergerie"?
"bergerie" is commonly confused with "bergers", "bergeron", "Bergevin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bergerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bergerie" is \bɛʁ.ʒə.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bergerie" come from?
"bergerie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bonheurs#31,853Brittany#31,861asperges#31,827arabique#31,822

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Barthes11 variantsbroches11 variantsassaillant11 variantsbronzer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list