carence

\ka.ʁɑ̃s\

/\ka.ʁɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“carence” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,087
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque crucial de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-carence · carence · French

carence · rank #16,087 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,087
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH capsules

Nearest frequency peer: capsules (-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 « carence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « carence » 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).

carence vs carne
71% similar
carence vs Carine
57% similar
carence vs carène
71% similar

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

Key facts for carence
PropertyValue
Headwordcarence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ʁɑ̃s\
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,087
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « carence »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).carencese 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 « capsules » (#16,086), « catalans » (#16,088), « Capitole » (#16,085). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « carence » est au #16,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around carence (IPA \ka.ʁɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,087 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for carence, with forms such as "acrence", "caernce", and "carecne". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "carne", "Carine", "carène", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is carence, spelled C-A-R-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manque crucial de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Manque crucial de quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Manque crucial de quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Manque crucial de quelque chose.
  5. 5
    Insolvabilité d’un débiteur.
  6. 6
    Délai de carence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La désalinisation de l’eau de mer constituerait-elle une solution durable aux problèmes de carences en eau ? La multiplication des capacités de production d’eau dessalée ( d'un facteur 3 entre 1990 et 2000 ) confirme au moins la compétitivité des différents procédés.
  2. Un exercice public révélerait des carences structurelles et organisationnelles qui devraient être corrigées par la suite.

Synonyms

défautlacunemanquepénurieavitaminosedéficiencehypovitaminose

Antonyms

excès

This word in other languages

deficiency(English)Unzulänglichkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrence
  • caernce
  • carecne
  • carencce
  • carenec
  • carennce
  • carnece
  • carrence
  • ccarence
  • craence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrence2caernce2carecne2carencce1carenec2carennce1carnece2carrence1
Edit distance from "carence"

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 "carence"?
"carence" is spelled C-A-R-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁɑ̃s\.
What does "carence" mean?
As a noun, "carence" means: Manque crucial de quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "carence"?
"carence" is commonly confused with "carne", "Carine", "carène". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carence" is \ka.ʁɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carence" come from?
"carence" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cinémas#16,092commise#16,097berline#16,075apparus#16,063

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

arrogant10 variantsapportez10 variantsamusent10 variantsaimeriez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list