connecter

\kɔ.nɛk.te\

/\kɔ.nɛk.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“connecter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,295
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joindre ou attacher ensemble deux objets (machines, personne et macine ou serveur distant, concepts, etc.).

Corpus desk

Index FR-connecter · connecter · French

connecter · rank #9,295 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,295
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH comporter

Nearest frequency peer: comporter (-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 « connecter »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « connecter » 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).

connecter vs contacter
78% similar
connecter vs contenter
78% similar
connecter vs connectés
78% similar

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

Key facts for connecter
PropertyValue
Headwordconnecter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ.nɛk.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,295
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « connecter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).connecterse 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 « comporter » (#9,294), « coulisses » (#9,297), « compatriotes » (#9,292). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « connecter » est au #9,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around connecter (IPA \kɔ.nɛk.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,295 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Joindre ou attacher ensemble deux objets (machines, personne et macine ou serveur distant, concepts, etc.).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for connecter, with forms such as "cconnecter", "cnonecter", and "conecter". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "contacter", "contenter", "connectés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is connecter, spelled C-O-N-N-E-C-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Joindre ou attacher ensemble deux objets (machines, personne et macine ou serveur distant, concepts, etc.).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’ai spoofé ton IP pour la cacher, et j'ai rebondi sur plusieurs bécanes et serveurs avant de me connecter à l’ordi de l'autre con, là. Avec ça, il ne serait jamais remonté jusqu'à toi, mais...
  2. Elle brancha son ordinateur, se connecta sur Internet et commença par chercher un lieu d'hébergement réservable et payable en ligne, où on ne lui demanderait ni carte de crédit ni papiers d'identité.

Synonyms

joindre

This word in other languages

connect(English)conectar(Español)ligar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconnecter
  • cnonecter
  • conecter
  • conencter
  • connceter
  • conneccter
  • connecetr
  • connecterr
  • connectre
  • connectter
  • connetcer
  • ocnnecter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of connecter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconnecter1cnonecter2conecter1conencter2connceter2conneccter1connecetr2connecterr1
Edit distance from "connecter"

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 "connecter"?
"connecter" is spelled C-O-N-N-E-C-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.nɛk.te\.
What does "connecter" mean?
As a verb, "connecter" means: Joindre ou attacher ensemble deux objets (machines, personne et macine ou serveur distant, concepts, etc.).
What words are commonly confused with "connecter"?
"connecter" is commonly confused with "contacter", "contenter", "connectés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "connecter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "connecter" is \kɔ.nɛk.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "connecter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

comporter#9,294coulisses#9,297cyclistes#9,303dialogues#9,305

Similar misspelling depth

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

cohésion12 variantsbarrières12 variantsendormir12 variantsatterrissage12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list