commutateur

\kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\

/\kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“commutateur” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,770
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil qui sert à changer à volonté dans une machine la direction d’un mouvement ou à l’interrompre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

commutateur vs commentateur
83% similar

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

Key facts for commutateur
PropertyValue
Headwordcommutateur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,770
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “commutateur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). commutateur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around commutateur (IPA \kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,770 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for commutateur, with forms such as "ccommutateur", "cmomutateur", and "commtuateur". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "commentateur", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is commutateur, spelled C-O-M-M-U-T-A-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil qui sert à changer à volonté dans une machine la direction d’un mouvement ou à l’interrompre.
  2. 2
    Appareil qui sert à modifier les connexions entre plusieurs composants électriques.
  3. 3
    Switch, commutateur réseau
  4. 4
    Sorte d'opération entre deux opérateurs.
  5. 5
    Sorte d'opération entre deux opérateurs.

Synonyms

interrupteurswitch

This word in other languages

switch(English)conmutador(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommutateur
  • cmomutateur
  • commtuateur
  • commuatteur
  • commutaetur
  • commutateru
  • commutateurr
  • commutatteur
  • commutatuer
  • commuttaeur
  • commuttateur
  • comumtateur
  • comutateur
  • ocmmutateur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commutateur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccommutateur1cmomutateur2commtuateur2commuatteur2commutaetur2commutateru2commutateurr1commutatteur1
Edit distance from "commutateur"

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 "commutateur"?
"commutateur" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-T-A-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\.
What does "commutateur" mean?
As a noun, "commutateur" means: Appareil qui sert à changer à volonté dans une machine la direction d’un mouvement ou à l’interrompre.
What words are commonly confused with "commutateur"?
"commutateur" is commonly confused with "commentateur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commutateur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commutateur" is \kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commutateur" come from?
"commutateur" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “commutateur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-U-T-A-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.my.ta.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “commentateur” - see the side-by-side comparison. commutateur vs commentateur
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list