charmant

\ʃaʁ.mɑ̃\

/\ʃaʁ.mɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“charmant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,688
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a du charme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-charmant · charmant · French

charmant · rank #6,688 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,688
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CGT

Nearest frequency peer: CGT (-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 « charmant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « charmant » 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).

charmant vs Chaumont
63% similar
charmant vs chassant
75% similar
charmant vs charmante
89% similar

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

Key facts for charmant
PropertyValue
Headwordcharmant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃaʁ.mɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,688
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « charmant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).charmantse 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 « CGT » (#6,687), « Chili » (#6,689), « CDI » (#6,686). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « charmant » est au #6,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around charmant (IPA \ʃaʁ.mɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,688 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui a du charme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for charmant, with forms such as "cahrmant", "ccharmant", and "chamrant". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Chaumont", "chassant", "charmante", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is charmant, spelled C-H-A-R-M-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a du charme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chemin faisant, j’eus le plaisir de voir plusieurs Portugaises qui soulevaient leurs jalousies pour nous examiner. Il y en avait très peu de jolies; mais une navigation de trois mois, et la difficulté de les voir, les rendaient charmantes à mes yeux.
  2. En bon Champenois, il célébra le vin de Champagne dans une ode en vers iambiques, dont le style vif et pétillant, présente la belle image de cette charmante liqueur.

Synonyms

agréableaimableamèneattrayantenchanteurplaisantravissantséduisant

This word in other languages

charming(English)charmant(Deutsch)charmoso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrmant
  • ccharmant
  • chamrant
  • charamnt
  • charmannt
  • charmantt
  • charmatn
  • charmmant
  • charmnat
  • charrmant
  • chharmant
  • chramant
  • hcarmant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrmant2ccharmant1chamrant2charamnt2charmannt1charmantt1charmatn2charmmant1
Edit distance from "charmant"

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 "charmant"?
"charmant" is spelled C-H-A-R-M-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃaʁ.mɑ̃\.
What does "charmant" mean?
As an adjective, "charmant" means: Qui a du charme.
What words are commonly confused with "charmant"?
"charmant" is commonly confused with "Chaumont", "chassant", "charmante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charmant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charmant" is \ʃaʁ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charmant" come from?
"charmant" 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 "charmant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bonhomme#6,684conjoint#6,692gardiens#6,704venaient#6,672

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

urbanisme13 variantsThaïlande13 variantsmunitions13 variantsréclamer13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list