citadelle

\si.ta.dɛl\

/\si.ta.dɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“citadelle” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,126
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forteresse qui commandait une ville.

Corpus desk

Index FR-citadelle · citadelle · French

citadelle · rank #12,126 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,126
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chargées

Nearest frequency peer: chargées (-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 « citadelle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « citadelle » 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 citadelle
PropertyValue
Headwordcitadelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.ta.dɛl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,126
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « citadelle »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.citadellese 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 « chargées » (#12,125), « clans » (#12,127), « Charest » (#12,124). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « citadelle » est au #12,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around citadelle (IPA \si.ta.dɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,126 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for citadelle, with forms such as "ccitadelle", "ciatdelle", and "citaddelle". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is citadelle, spelled C-I-T-A-D-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forteresse qui commandait une ville.
  2. 2
    Tout ce qui semble inexpugnable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La citadelle de Dinant, & la tour de Bouvines furent détruites, par représailles du saccagement & de la destruction de Terouane.
  2. — […], j’ai découvert par hasard à deux portées de fusil de l’endroit où nous sommes une espèce de citadelle où nos chevaux seront on ne peut mieux, et dans laquelle, le cas échéant, nous pourrions soutenir un siège en règle.

Synonyms

bastion

This word in other languages

citadel(English)ciudadela(Español)Zitadelle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccitadelle
  • ciatdelle
  • citaddelle
  • citadele
  • citadelel
  • citadlele
  • citaedlle
  • citdaelle
  • cittadelle
  • ctiadelle
  • ictadelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccitadelle1ciatdelle2citaddelle1citadele1citadelel2citadlele2citaedlle2citdaelle2
Edit distance from "citadelle"

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 "citadelle"?
"citadelle" is spelled C-I-T-A-D-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.ta.dɛl\.
What does "citadelle" mean?
As a noun, "citadelle" means: Forteresse qui commandait une ville.
What are common misspellings of "citadelle"?
Common misspellings include "ccitadelle", "ciatdelle", "citaddelle", "citadele", "citadelel". The correct spelling is "citadelle".
How do you pronounce "citadelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "citadelle" is \si.ta.dɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "citadelle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conservée#12,132capitales#12,119contactez#12,133brillants#12,116

Similar misspelling depth

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

Charest11 variantsCanadian11 variantsbrandon11 variantscoûtent11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list