compte
\kɔ̃t\
The verdict
“compte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #196
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Action de compter, dénombrement, calcul opéré sur tel ou tel ensemble de choses ; résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-compte · compte · French
compte · rank #196 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #196
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH merci
Nearest frequency peer: merci (+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 “compte”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- part
part
99,808 corpus weight
- travail
travail
99,807 corpus weight
- compte
compte
99,805 corpus weight
- merci
merci
99,804 corpus weight
- prendre
prendre
99,803 corpus weight
- veut
veut
99,802 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “compte” 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 | compte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃t\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “compte” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around compte (IPA \kɔ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #196 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for compte, with forms such as "ccompte", "cmopte", and "commpte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "côte", "coupe", "comte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is compte, spelled C-O-M-P-T-E.
Definition
- 1Action de compter, dénombrement, calcul opéré sur tel ou tel ensemble de choses ; résultat de cette action.
- 2État de ce qui a été reçu, ce qui est dû, dépensé, avancé ou fourni.
- 3Écrit contenant l’énumération, le calcul, la supputation de cet état.
- 4Écrit contenant l’énumération, le calcul, la supputation de cet état.
- 5Action de rapporter ce qu’on a fait, ce qu’on a vu, etc., et d’en rendre raison, de l’expliquer. Dans ce sens, il s’emploie ordinairement avec les verbes « rendre », « devoir » et « demander ».
- 6Avoir une chose en compte, l’administrer, en disposer, à la charge d’en rendre compte à qui de droit.
- 7Ensemble des ressources informatiques attribuées à un utilisateur, qui ne peut les utiliser qu’en s’identifiant sur le système avec son nom d’utilisateur et son mot de passe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how compte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il sait le compte de son argent.
Faire le compte du linge qu’on donne à la blanchisseuse.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccompte
- cmopte
- commpte
- compet
- comppte
- comptte
- comtpe
- copmte
- ocmpte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compte - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compte", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.