cumule

\ky.myl\

/\ky.myl\/ verb

The verdict

“cumule” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,282
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cumuler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cumule · cumule · French

cumule · rank #21,282 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,282
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH couronner

Nearest frequency peer: couronner (-2 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 « cumule »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cumule » 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).

cumule vs cumuler
86% similar
cumule vs cumulés
71% similar
cumule vs cumulée
86% similar

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

Key facts for cumule
PropertyValue
Headwordcumule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ky.myl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,282
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cumule »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cumulese 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 « couronner » (#21,280), « demanderait » (#21,284), « coteaux » (#21,279). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cumule » est au #21,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cumule (IPA \ky.myl\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,282 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cumule, with forms such as "ccumule", "cmuule", and "cumlue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "cumuler", "cumulés", "cumulée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cumule, spelled C-U-M-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cumuler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cumuler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de cumuler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de cumuler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de cumuler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Avec ses vidéos, Samir Hocine cumule les millions de visionnages sur les réseaux sociaux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccumule
  • cmuule
  • cumlue
  • cummule
  • cumuel
  • cumulle
  • cuumle
  • ucmule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccumule1cmuule2cumlue2cummule1cumuel2cumulle1cuumle2ucmule2
Edit distance from "cumule"

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 "cumule"?
"cumule" is spelled C-U-M-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.myl\.
What does "cumule" mean?
As a verb, "cumule" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cumuler.
What words are commonly confused with "cumule"?
"cumule" is commonly confused with "cumuler", "cumulés", "cumulée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cumule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumule" is \ky.myl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumule" come from?
"cumule" 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 "cumule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list