compromettre

\kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\

/\kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“compromettre” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,640
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exposer quelqu’un à se trouver dans quelque embarras soit en usant de son nom sans son aveu, soit en l’engageant dans des démêlés, dans des affaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compromettre · compromettre · French

compromettre · rank #14,640 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,640
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compartiment

Nearest frequency peer: compartiment (-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 « compromettre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compromettre » 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 compromettre
PropertyValue
Headwordcompromettre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,640
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compromettre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).compromettrese 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 « compartiment » (#14,639), « conjugale » (#14,641), « comparant » (#14,638). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compromettre » est au #14,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around compromettre (IPA \kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,640 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for compromettre, with forms such as "ccompromettre", "cmopromettre", and "commpromettre". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compromettre, spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-E-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exposer quelqu’un à se trouver dans quelque embarras soit en usant de son nom sans son aveu, soit en l’engageant dans des démêlés, dans des affaires.
  2. 2
    Mettre une réputation en péril.
  3. 3
    Donner à penser par ses paroles ou ses actes qu’on a une liaison intime avec elle, en parlant d'une femme.
  4. 4
    Mettre en péril.
  5. 5
    Acter d'un consentement réciproque ou de se rapporter sur les différends, les procès qu’on a ensemble, au jugement d’un ou de plusieurs arbitres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. N’ayez pas peur, je ménagerai si bien les choses, que je ne vous compromettrai pas.
  2. Vous courez risque de vous compromettre en agissant de la sorte. On dit dans le même sens

Synonyms

mouiller

This word in other languages

jeopardize(English)comprometer(Español)kompromittieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompromettre
  • cmopromettre
  • commpromettre
  • compormettre
  • comppromettre
  • comprmoettre
  • comproemttre
  • comprometre
  • comprometrte
  • comprometter
  • compromettrre
  • comprommettre
  • compromtetre
  • comprromettre
  • comrpomettre
  • copmromettre
  • ocmpromettre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompromettre1cmopromettre2commpromettre1compormettre2comppromettre1comprmoettre2comproemttre2comprometre1
Edit distance from "compromettre"

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 "compromettre"?
"compromettre" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-E-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\.
What does "compromettre" mean?
As a verb, "compromettre" means: Exposer quelqu’un à se trouver dans quelque embarras soit en usant de son nom sans son aveu, soit en l’engageant dans des démêlés, dans des affaires.
What are common misspellings of "compromettre"?
Common misspellings include "ccompromettre", "cmopromettre", "commpromettre", "compormettre", "comppromettre". The correct spelling is "compromettre".
How do you pronounce "compromettre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compromettre" is \kɔ̃.pʁɔ.mɛtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compromettre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

compartiment#14,639continentale#14,645destinataire#14,655deuxièmement#14,656

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

distinguent17 variantsdéformation17 variantsappropriation17 variantsalgorithmes17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list