compréhensible
\kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl\
The verdict
“compréhensible” has 23 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,339
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut se comprendre facilement, par l’intelligence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comprehensible · compréhensible · French
compréhensible · rank #12,339 · 23 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,339
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 23 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH comparée
Nearest frequency peer: comparée (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “compréhensible”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cheikh
cheikh
87,665 corpus weight
- collins
collins
87,664 corpus weight
- comparée
comparée
87,663 corpus weight
- compréhensi…
compréhensible
87,662 corpus weight
- compétents
compétents
87,661 corpus weight
- condamnatio…
condamnations
87,660 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “compréhensible” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compréhensible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #12,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “compréhensible” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around compréhensible (IPA \kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,339 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for compréhensible, with forms such as "ccompréhensible", "cmopréhensible", and "commpréhensible". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "compréhensive", "compréhensibles", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compréhensible, spelled C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut se comprendre facilement, par l’intelligence.
- 2Qui suscite de l’empathie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how compréhensible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le questionnaire doit être rédigé dans une langue grammaticalement correcte et compréhensible pour tous les participants indépendamment de l’âge et du niveau d’enseignement.
Voilà qui est compréhensible.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccompréhensible
- cmopréhensible
- commpréhensible
- comppréhensible
- comprehensible
- comprhéensible
- comprréhensible
- compréehnsible
- compréhenisble
- compréhennsible
- compréhensbile
- compréhensibble
- compréhensibel
- compréhensiblle
- compréhensilbe
- compréhenssible
- compréhesnible
- compréhhensible
- compréhnesible
- compérhensible
- comrpéhensible
- copmréhensible
- ocmpréhensible
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compréhensible - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compréhensible", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "compréhensible". Here's where to go from here.
- "compréhensible" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "compréhensive". View pair
- 23 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,339 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.