censurer

\sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\

/\sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“censurer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,512
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blâmer, critiquer, reprendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-censurer · censurer · French

censurer · rank #24,512 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,512
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CE2

Nearest frequency peer: CE2 (-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 « censurer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « censurer » 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).

censurer vs césure
63% similar
censurer vs centrer
75% similar
censurer vs consumer
75% similar

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

Key facts for censurer
PropertyValue
Headwordcensurer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,512
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « censurer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).censurerse 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 « CE2 » (#24,511), « chantée » (#24,513), « carrées » (#24,510). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « censurer » est au #24,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around censurer (IPA \sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,512 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 censurer, with forms such as "ccensurer", "cennsurer", and "censruer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "césure", "centrer", "consumer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is censurer, spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blâmer, critiquer, reprendre.
  2. 2
    Déclarer qu’un livre, qu’une proposition, etc. contient des erreurs.
  3. 3
    Interdire la publication ou la diffusion de livres, revues, etc.
  4. 4
    Frapper de nullité un acte législatif.
  5. 5
    Prononcer une peine disciplinaire contre un ou des membres d'une confrérie, d'un corps, etc.
  6. 6
    Retirer un patient d'une étude lorsque l’on arrête de le suivre avant la survenue de l’événement étudié. Le patient est dit censuré, par exemple lorsqu'il est encore vivant à la fin d'une étude de survie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y a des gens qui ne se plaisent qu’à censurer les actions d’autrui. On a fort censuré sa conduite.
  2. Censurer un livre, censurer une proposition. La Sorbonne censura tel livre, telle proposition.

Synonyms

caviarder

This word in other languages

censor(English)censurar(Español)zensieren(Deutsch)censurar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccensurer
  • cennsurer
  • censruer
  • censsurer
  • censuerr
  • censurerr
  • censurrer
  • cenusrer
  • cesnurer
  • cnesurer
  • ecnsurer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccensurer1cennsurer1censruer2censsurer1censuerr2censurerr1censurrer1cenusrer2
Edit distance from "censurer"

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 "censurer"?
"censurer" is spelled C-E-N-S-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\.
What does "censurer" mean?
As a verb, "censurer" means: Blâmer, critiquer, reprendre.
What words are commonly confused with "censurer"?
"censurer" is commonly confused with "césure", "centrer", "consumer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "censurer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "censurer" is \sɑ̃.sy.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "censurer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

canettes#24,509colossal#24,521brouille#24,502brigands#24,500

Similar misspelling depth

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

chantée11 variantschefferie11 variantscordons11 variantsCracovie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list