compiler

\kɔ̃.pi.le\

/\kɔ̃.pi.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“compiler” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,432
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réunir des documents sur un même sujet à partir de diverses sources.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compiler · compiler · French

compiler · rank #35,432 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,432
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commercialeme…

Nearest frequency peer: commercialement (-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 « compiler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compiler » 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).

compiler vs copier
75% similar
compiler vs compter
75% similar
compiler vs complet
75% similar

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

Key facts for compiler
PropertyValue
Headwordcompiler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.pi.le\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,432
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compiler »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).compilerse 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 « commercialement » (#35,431), « compulsif » (#35,433), « concourent » (#35,434). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compiler » est au #35,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around compiler (IPA \kɔ̃.pi.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,432 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for compiler, with forms such as "ccompiler", "cmopiler", and "comipler". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "copier", "compter", "complet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is compiler, spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réunir des documents sur un même sujet à partir de diverses sources.
  2. 2
    Transformer le code source d'un programme en code binaire, à l'aide d'un compilateur.
  3. 3
    Réfléchir à quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Président reprend de l'avance sur Marine Le Pen et François Hollande dans notre quatrième bobaromètre, outil statistico-ludique qui compile les intox des candidats.
  2. Depuis une dizaine d'années, à mesure que je les reçois par la poste, j'ai pour habitude de compiler les lettres de refus des maisons d'édition dans un élégant classeur couleur banane.

Synonyms

colliger

This word in other languages

compile(English)sammeln(Deutsch)compilar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompiler
  • cmopiler
  • comipler
  • commpiler
  • compielr
  • compilerr
  • compiller
  • compilre
  • complier
  • comppiler
  • copmiler
  • ocmpiler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompiler1cmopiler2comipler2commpiler1compielr2compilerr1compiller1compilre2
Edit distance from "compiler"

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 "compiler"?
"compiler" is spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pi.le\.
What does "compiler" mean?
As a verb, "compiler" means: Réunir des documents sur un même sujet à partir de diverses sources.
What words are commonly confused with "compiler"?
"compiler" is commonly confused with "copier", "compter", "complet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compiler" is \kɔ̃.pi.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compiler" come from?
"compiler" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cohortes#35,429congelés#35,437charrier#35,423centrées#35,420

Similar misspelling depth

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

Chevallier12 variantscoquillage12 variantscantonner12 variantscordages12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list