compartiments

\kɔ̃.paʁ.ti.mɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.paʁ.ti.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“compartiments” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,786
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-compartiments · compartiments · French

compartiments · rank #19,786 · 21 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,786
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH concerner

Nearest frequency peer: concerner (+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 « compartiments »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compartiments » 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).

compartiments vs comportements
85% similar
compartiments vs compartiment
92% similar

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

Key facts for compartiments
PropertyValue
Headwordcompartiments
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.paʁ.ti.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#19,786
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compartiments »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).compartimentsse 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 « concerner » (#19,787), « Commonwealth » (#19,784), « connection » (#19,788). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compartiments » est au #19,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around compartiments (IPA \kɔ̃.paʁ.ti.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,786 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de compartiment.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for compartiments, with forms such as "ccompartiments", "cmopartiments", and "comaprtiments". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "comportements", "compartiment", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is compartiments, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-T-I-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de compartiment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une fois que vous avez obtenu une mixture homogène, mettre la préparation dans les compartiments d’un bac à glaçons.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompartiments
  • cmopartiments
  • comaprtiments
  • commpartiments
  • comparitments
  • comparrtiments
  • compartiemnts
  • compartimennts
  • compartimenst
  • compartimentss
  • compartimentts
  • compartimetns
  • compartimments
  • compartimnets
  • compartmients
  • comparttiments
  • compatriments
  • comppartiments
  • compratiments
  • copmartiments
  • ocmpartiments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompartiments1cmopartiments2comaprtiments2commpartiments1comparitments2comparrtiments1compartiemnts2compartimennts1
Edit distance from "compartiments"

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 "compartiments"?
"compartiments" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-T-I-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.paʁ.ti.mɑ̃\.
What does "compartiments" mean?
As a noun, "compartiments" means: Pluriel de compartiment.
What words are commonly confused with "compartiments"?
"compartiments" is commonly confused with "comportements", "compartiment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compartiments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compartiments" is \kɔ̃.paʁ.ti.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compartiments" come from?
"compartiments" 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 "compartiments", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list