confesser

\kɔ̃.fe.se\

/\kɔ̃.fe.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“confesser” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,807
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déclarer ses péchés au tribunal de la pénitence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-confesser · confesser · French

confesser · rank #22,807 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,807
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH condamnant

Nearest frequency peer: condamnant (-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 « confesser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « confesser » 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).

confesser vs contester
78% similar
confesser vs converser
78% similar
confesser vs confesseur
90% similar

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

Key facts for confesser
PropertyValue
Headwordconfesser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.fe.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,807
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « confesser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.confesserse 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 « condamnant » (#22,806), « confidentielles » (#22,808), « comparution » (#22,805). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « confesser » est au #22,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around confesser (IPA \kɔ̃.fe.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,807 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for confesser, with forms such as "cconfesser", "cnofesser", and "cofnesser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "contester", "converser", "confesseur", and more, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is confesser, spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déclarer ses péchés au tribunal de la pénitence.
  2. 2
    Déclarer ses péchés au tribunal de la pénitence.
  3. 3
    Reconnaitre une faute, un crime, avouer.
  4. 4
    Reconnaitre pour vrai ; avouer.
  5. 5
    Professer une croyance, une opinion.
  6. 6
    Obtenir des confidences de quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une faute confessée est à demi pardonnée, une faute qu’on avoue en devient plus pardonnable.
  2. C’est le diable à confesser, se dit en parlant d’un aveu difficile à obtenir et en général d’une chose difficile à faire.

This word in other languages

confess(English)confesar(Español)beichten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconfesser
  • cnofesser
  • cofnesser
  • conefsser
  • confeser
  • confesesr
  • confesserr
  • confessre
  • conffesser
  • confseser
  • connfesser
  • ocnfesser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconfesser1cnofesser2cofnesser2conefsser2confeser1confesesr2confesserr1confessre2
Edit distance from "confesser"

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 "confesser"?
"confesser" is spelled C-O-N-F-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.fe.se\.
What does "confesser" mean?
As a verb, "confesser" means: Déclarer ses péchés au tribunal de la pénitence.
What words are commonly confused with "confesser"?
"confesser" is commonly confused with "contester", "converser", "confesseur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confesser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confesser" is \kɔ̃.fe.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confesser" come from?
"confesser" 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 "confesser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

convertie#22,810commandez#22,803convertit#22,811combinées#22,802

Similar misspelling depth

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

chlorure12 variantsbruyante12 variantsdivisées12 variantsdéfunts12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list