créneau

\kʁe.no\

/\kʁe.no\/ noun

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The verdict

“créneau” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,756
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espace entre deux merlons en haut d’un rempart, pour tirer sur l'ennemi, tout en restant abrité de son tir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

créneau vs créneaux
88% similar

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

Key facts for créneau
PropertyValue
Headwordcréneau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁe.no\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,756
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “créneau” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). créneau lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around créneau (IPA \kʁe.no\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,756 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for créneau, with forms such as "ccréneau", "creneau", and "crnéeau". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "créneaux", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is créneau, spelled C-R-É-N-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espace entre deux merlons en haut d’un rempart, pour tirer sur l'ennemi, tout en restant abrité de son tir.
  2. 2
    Ouverture faite au parapet des tranchées, par lesquelles on peut tirer.
  3. 3
    Intervalle que les pelotons laissent entre eux dans l’ordre de bataille et où se placent les chefs de peloton.
  4. 4
    Manœuvre pour mettre en stationnement le long d’un trottoir, un véhicule entre deux autres déjà stationnés.
  5. 5
    Place disponible sur le marché, segment où peut être exploité un type de produit.
  6. 6
    Intervalle de temps.
  7. 7
    Emplacement destiné à recevoir un conteneur sur un porte-conteneurs.
  8. 8
    Créneau horaire.

This word in other languages

crenel(English)Einparken(Deutsch)ameia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccréneau
  • creneau
  • crnéeau
  • crréneau
  • créenau
  • crénaeu
  • créneua
  • crénneau
  • cérneau
  • rcéneau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccréneau1creneau1crnéeau2crréneau1créenau2crénaeu2créneua2crénneau1
Edit distance from "créneau"

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 "créneau"?
"créneau" is spelled C-R-É-N-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁe.no\.
What does "créneau" mean?
As a noun, "créneau" means: Espace entre deux merlons en haut d’un rempart, pour tirer sur l'ennemi, tout en restant abrité de son tir.
What words are commonly confused with "créneau"?
"créneau" is commonly confused with "créneaux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "créneau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "créneau" is \kʁe.no\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "créneau" come from?
"créneau" 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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Using “créneau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-É-N-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁe.no\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “créneaux” - see the side-by-side comparison. créneau vs créneaux
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list