correspondre

/\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,023

in French word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

correspondre is aFrenchverb. It means: Être en rapport de symétrie et d’harmonie. Pronounced \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\. Often confused with correspond and corresponde.

Key facts for correspondre
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrespondre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,023
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of correspondre in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for correspondre is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,023 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for correspondre, with forms such as "ccorrespondre", "corerspondre", and "corespondre". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "correspond", "corresponde", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is correspondre, spelled C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être en rapport de symétrie et d’harmonie.
  2. 2
    Être en rapport de symétrie et d’harmonie.
  3. 3
    Communiquer, échanger des messages.
  4. 4
    Communiquer, échanger des messages.
  5. 5
    Communiquer, échanger des messages.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorrespondre,corerspondre,corespondre,correpsondre,corresopndre,correspnodre,correspodnre,corresponddre,corresponder,correspondrre,corresponndre,corresponrde,corresppondre,corresspondre,corrsepondre,crorespondre,ocrrespondre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for correspondre

Misspelling Variants of "correspondre"

ccorrespondre13corerspondre12corespondre11correpsondre12corresopndre12correspnodre12correspodnre12corresponddre13
Misspelling Variants of "correspondre"

Frequency rank: #11,023 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "correspondre"?
"correspondre" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\.
What does "correspondre" mean?
As a verb, "correspondre" means: Être en rapport de symétrie et d’harmonie.
What words are commonly confused with "correspondre"?
"correspondre" is commonly confused with "correspond", "corresponde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "correspondre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "correspondre" is \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "correspondre" come from?
"correspondre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.