catacombes

\ka.ta.kɔ̃b\

/\ka.ta.kɔ̃b\/ noun

The verdict

“catacombes” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,686
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de catacombe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catacombes · catacombes · French

catacombes · rank #29,686 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,686
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cartulaire

Nearest frequency peer: cartulaire (-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 « catacombes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « catacombes » 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
Key facts for catacombes
PropertyValue
Headwordcatacombes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ta.kɔ̃b\
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,686
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « catacombes »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.catacombesse 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 « cartulaire » (#29,685), « censurée » (#29,687), « capuchon » (#29,684). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « catacombes » est au #29,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around catacombes (IPA \ka.ta.kɔ̃b\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,686 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de catacombe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for catacombes, with forms such as "actacombes", "caatcombes", and "cataccombes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 catacombes, spelled C-A-T-A-C-O-M-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de catacombe.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actacombes
  • caatcombes
  • cataccombes
  • catacmobes
  • catacobmes
  • catacombbes
  • catacombess
  • catacombse
  • catacomebs
  • catacommbes
  • cataocmbes
  • catcaombes
  • cattacombes
  • ccatacombes
  • ctaacombes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

actacombes2caatcombes2cataccombes1catacmobes2catacobmes2catacombbes1catacombess1catacombse2
Edit distance from "catacombes"

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 "catacombes"?
"catacombes" is spelled C-A-T-A-C-O-M-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ta.kɔ̃b\.
What does "catacombes" mean?
As a noun, "catacombes" means: Pluriel de catacombe.
What are common misspellings of "catacombes"?
Common misspellings include "actacombes", "caatcombes", "cataccombes", "catacmobes", "catacobmes". The correct spelling is "catacombes".
How do you pronounce "catacombes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catacombes" is \ka.ta.kɔ̃b\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catacombes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list