charme

\ʃaʁm\

/\ʃaʁm\/ noun

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The verdict

“charme” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,444
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualités aimables, attraits, séduction ou ascendant qu’exercent sur l’imagination les objets qui la frappent vivement et qui produisent sur elle l’admiration, l’enthousiasme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-charme · charme · French

charme · rank #3,444 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,444
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH capables

Nearest frequency peer: capables (-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 « charme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « charme » 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).

charme vs chère
67% similar
charme vs chars
67% similar
charme vs chase
67% similar

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

Key facts for charme
PropertyValue
Headwordcharme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃaʁm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,444
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « charme »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.charmese 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 « capables » (#3,443), « cadres » (#3,442), « com » (#3,446). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « charme » est au #3,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around charme (IPA \ʃaʁm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,444 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for charme, with forms such as "cahrme", "ccharme", and "chamre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chère", "chars", "chase", 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 charme, spelled C-H-A-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualités aimables, attraits, séduction ou ascendant qu’exercent sur l’imagination les objets qui la frappent vivement et qui produisent sur elle l’admiration, l’enthousiasme.
  2. 2
    Pouvoir de séduction ; talent de charmer.
  3. 3
    Attraits sexuels d’une fille ou d’une femme.
  4. 4
    Sentiment délicieux que fait éprouver ce qui intéresse le cœur, ce qui fait naître de douces sensations.
  5. 5
    Sort lancé sur une personne ; sortilège, enchantement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Belle Rowena, répondit de Bracy sur le même ton, c’est à vous, à vos propres charmes, qu’il faut attribuer tout ce que j’ai fait, […].
  2. François se dévoyait auprès des filles publiques, […]. On dit que ces professionnelles ont des charmes secrets, des recettes magiques pour exaspérer la volupté de leurs clients et leur procurer des extases sans pareilles.

Synonyms

agrémentappasattraitgrâceenvoûtementsortilègeenchantement

This word in other languages

charm(English)atractivo(Español)Reize(Deutsch)graça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrme
  • ccharme
  • chamre
  • charem
  • charmme
  • charrme
  • chharme
  • chrame
  • hcarme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrme2ccharme1chamre2charem2charmme1charrme1chharme1chrame2
Edit distance from "charme"

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 "charme"?
"charme" is spelled C-H-A-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃaʁm\.
What does "charme" mean?
As a noun, "charme" means: Qualités aimables, attraits, séduction ou ascendant qu’exercent sur l’imagination les objets qui la frappent vivement et qui produisent sur elle l’admiration, l’enthousiasme.
What words are commonly confused with "charme"?
"charme" is commonly confused with "chère", "chars", "chase". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charme" is \ʃaʁm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charme" come from?
"charme" 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 "charme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cadres#3,442copain#3,449dingue#3,452alliés#3,433

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

cadeaux9 variantsvisant9 variantsmajeure9 variantsMaurice9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list