chimères

\ʃi.mɛʁ\

/\ʃi.mɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“chimères” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,519
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-chimeres · chimères · French

chimères · rank #30,519 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,519
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chiffrées

Nearest frequency peer: chiffrées (-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 « chimères »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « chimères » 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).

chimères vs critères
75% similar
chimères vs chères
75% similar
chimères vs chimère
88% similar

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

Key facts for chimères
PropertyValue
Headwordchimères
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃi.mɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,519
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chimères »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chimèresse 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 « chiffrées » (#30,518), « chin » (#30,520), « Choiseul » (#30,521). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chimères » est au #30,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around chimères (IPA \ʃi.mɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,519 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chimère.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for chimères, with forms such as "cchimères", "chhimères", and "chimeres". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "critères", "chères", "chimère", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 chimères, spelled C-H-I-M-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chimère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schéma 2: Travaux réalisés pour déchimériser le L115. L’objectif de ce travail était de conserver les qualités du mutant L115 et d’éliminer ses chimères.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchimères
  • chhimères
  • chimeres
  • chimmères
  • chimrèes
  • chimèers
  • chimèress
  • chimèrres
  • chimèrse
  • chièmres
  • chmières
  • cihmères
  • hcimères

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchimères1chhimères1chimeres1chimmères1chimrèes2chimèers2chimèress1chimèrres1
Edit distance from "chimères"

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 "chimères"?
"chimères" is spelled C-H-I-M-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃi.mɛʁ\.
What does "chimères" mean?
As a noun, "chimères" means: Pluriel de chimère.
What words are commonly confused with "chimères"?
"chimères" is commonly confused with "critères", "chères", "chimère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chimères"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chimères" is \ʃi.mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chimères" come from?
"chimères" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Choiseul#30,521circulez#30,524caniveau#30,507béquille#30,503

Similar misspelling depth

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

chiffrées13 variantscivilisée13 variantsConfucius13 variantsconseillée13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list