caravane

\ka.ʁa.van\

/\ka.ʁa.van\/ noun

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The verdict

“caravane” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,329
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Convoi de marchands, de voyageurs ou de pèlerins qui vont de compagnie dans les déserts de l’Asie mineure, de l’Arabie ou de l’Afrique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caravane · caravane · French

caravane · rank #12,329 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,329
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH causée

Nearest frequency peer: causée (+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 « caravane »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « caravane » 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).

caravane vs cravate
75% similar
caravane vs catalane
75% similar
caravane vs caravanes
89% similar

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

Key facts for caravane
PropertyValue
Headwordcaravane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʁa.van\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,329
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « caravane »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).caravanese 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 « causée » (#12,330), « Cambodge » (#12,327), « cha » (#12,331). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « caravane » est au #12,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around caravane (IPA \ka.ʁa.van\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,329 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for caravane, with forms such as "acravane", "caarvane", and "caraavne". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "cravate", "catalane", "caravanes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is caravane, spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Convoi de marchands, de voyageurs ou de pèlerins qui vont de compagnie dans les déserts de l’Asie mineure, de l’Arabie ou de l’Afrique.
  2. 2
    Ensemble d’objets alignés les uns à la suite des autres.
  3. 3
    Plusieurs personnes ou objets qui se déplacent de concert.
  4. 4
    Groupe d’alpinistes se déplaçant ensemble.
  5. 5
    Véhicule ou remorque qui, équipé pour le séjour ou l’exercice d’une activité, conserve en permanence les moyens de mobilité lui permettant d’être déplacé par simple traction.
  6. 6
    Aventure amoureuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous ne nous arrêtons qu’une minute pour ramasser sur le bord de la rivière quelques échantillons de zéolithe, et le froid rendant l’ardeur aux chevaux , la caravane se remet en marche.
  2. Tout à coup nous nous trouvons au beau milieu d’une grande caravane venant en sens inverse : des chameaux et des ânes chargés de tentes, de perches, de tous les impedimenta d’un camp bédouin.

Synonyms

camping-car

This word in other languages

caravan(English)Karawane(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acravane
  • caarvane
  • caraavne
  • caravaen
  • caravanne
  • caravnae
  • caravvane
  • carravane
  • carvaane
  • ccaravane
  • craavane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acravane2caarvane2caraavne2caravaen2caravanne1caravnae2caravvane1carravane1
Edit distance from "caravane"

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 "caravane"?
"caravane" is spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁa.van\.
What does "caravane" mean?
As a noun, "caravane" means: Convoi de marchands, de voyageurs ou de pèlerins qui vont de compagnie dans les déserts de l’Asie mineure, de l’Arabie ou de l’Afrique.
What words are commonly confused with "caravane"?
"caravane" is commonly confused with "cravate", "catalane", "caravanes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caravane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caravane" is \ka.ʁa.van\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caravane" come from?
"caravane" 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 "caravane", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Cambodge#12,327bretonne#12,324Chartres#12,335baptisée#12,321

Similar misspelling depth

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

changez11 variantsconfond11 variantsaudacieux11 variantsattitudes11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list