berthe
\bɛʁt\
The verdict
“berthe” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,983. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,983
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de pèlerine ou de garniture qui s’ajoute à un corsage d’ordinaire décolleté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-berthe · berthe · French
berthe · rank #26,983 · 9 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,983
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH berner
Nearest frequency peer: berner (-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 « berthe »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- bene
bene
73,021 corpus weight
- Bermudes
Bermudes
73,020 corpus weight
- berner
berner
73,019 corpus weight
- berthe
berthe
73,018 corpus weight
- Bethléem
Bethléem
73,017 corpus weight
- bicarbonate
bicarbonate
73,016 corpus weight
What this shows « berthe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | berthe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛʁt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,983 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « berthe »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around berthe (IPA \bɛʁt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,983 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for berthe, with forms such as "bberthe", "berhte", and "berrthe". 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 also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "beth", "bete", "bette", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is berthe, spelled B-E-R-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de pèlerine ou de garniture qui s’ajoute à un corsage d’ordinaire décolleté.
- 2L’un des noms vulgaires du grèbe, et plus spécialement du grèbe huppé (Podiceps cristatus).
- 3Bidon servant au transport du lait.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how berthe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et avez-vous des berthes en point à l’aiguille ? demanda la comtesse à Deloche. Faites voir, je vous prie.
Ce matin-là, je lui ai promis de tenir l’oreille ouverte : la Range Rover de la Croix-Rouge suédoise doit lui livrer une berthe de lait frais, une gamelle de pommes de terre tièdes, du cochon bouilli et un biscuit de soldat à la mie serrée.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bberthe
- berhte
- berrthe
- berteh
- berthhe
- bertthe
- betrhe
- brethe
- ebrthe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of berthe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "berthe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).