chemical

\ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl\

/\ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl\/ adj

The verdict

“chemical” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,738
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-chemical · chemical · French

chemical · rank #32,738 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,738
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chauffant

Nearest frequency peer: chauffant (-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 « chemical »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chemical » 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 chemical
PropertyValue
Headwordchemical
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,738
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chemical »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chemicalse 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 « chauffant » (#32,737), « cheng » (#32,739), « chastel » (#32,736). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chemical » est au #32,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around chemical (IPA \ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,738 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Chimique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for chemical, with forms such as "cchemical", "cehmical", and "cheimcal". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chemical, spelled C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chimique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchemical
  • cehmical
  • cheimcal
  • chemcial
  • chemiacl
  • chemicall
  • chemiccal
  • chemicla
  • chemmical
  • chhemical
  • chmeical
  • hcemical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchemical1cehmical2cheimcal2chemcial2chemiacl2chemicall1chemiccal1chemicla2
Edit distance from "chemical"

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 "chemical"?
"chemical" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl\.
What does "chemical" mean?
As an adjective, "chemical" means: Chimique.
What are common misspellings of "chemical"?
Common misspellings include "cchemical", "cehmical", "cheimcal", "chemcial", "chemiacl". The correct spelling is "chemical".
How do you pronounce "chemical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chemical" is \ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chemical" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list