correspondant

\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\

/\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“correspondant” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,602
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui correspond à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-correspondant · correspondant · French

correspondant · rank #3,602 · 19 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,602
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contenant

Nearest frequency peer: contenant (-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 « correspondant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « correspondant » 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).

correspondant vs correspondent
92% similar
correspondant vs correspondants
93% similar
correspondant vs correspondante
93% similar

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

Key facts for correspondant
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrespondant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#3,602
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « correspondant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).correspondantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contenant » (#3,601), « dates » (#3,603), « conséquent » (#3,600). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « correspondant » est au #3,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around correspondant (IPA \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,602 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui correspond à quelque chose.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for correspondant, with forms such as "ccorrespondant", "corerspondant", and "corespondant". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "correspondent", "correspondants", "correspondante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is correspondant, spelled C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui correspond à quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Angles correspondants. - Lignes correspondantes. - « Quant à la couleur bleue, je vous ferai parvenir l'échantillon correspondant. »

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorrespondant
  • corerspondant
  • corespondant
  • correpsondant
  • corresopndant
  • correspnodant
  • correspodnant
  • corresponadnt
  • correspondannt
  • correspondantt
  • correspondatn
  • corresponddant
  • correspondnat
  • corresponndant
  • corresppondant
  • corresspondant
  • corrsepondant
  • crorespondant
  • ocrrespondant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccorrespondant1corerspondant2corespondant1correpsondant2corresopndant2correspnodant2correspodnant2corresponadnt2
Edit distance from "correspondant"

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 "correspondant"?
"correspondant" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\.
What does "correspondant" mean?
As an adjective, "correspondant" means: Qui correspond à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "correspondant"?
"correspondant" is commonly confused with "correspondent", "correspondants", "correspondante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "correspondant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "correspondant" is \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "correspondant" come from?
"correspondant" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list