cartonne
\kaʁ.tɔn\
The verdict
“cartonne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,922
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe cartonner.
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 | cartonne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kaʁ.tɔn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,922 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartonne” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around cartonne (IPA \kaʁ.tɔn\), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,922 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cartonne, with forms such as "acrtonne", "carotnne", and "carrtonne". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "cartons", "cartoon", "cautionne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cartonne, spelled C-A-R-T-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe cartonner.
- 2Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe cartonner.
- 3Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe cartonner.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe cartonner.
- 5Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe cartonner.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acrtonne
- carotnne
- carrtonne
- cartnone
- cartone
- cartonen
- carttonne
- catronne
- ccartonne
- cratonne
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cartonne - 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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Using “cartonne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-T-O-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaʁ.tɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cartons” - see the side-by-side comparison. cartonne vs cartons
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.