cylindrique

\si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\

/\si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\/ adj

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The verdict

“cylindrique” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,589
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la forme d’un cylindre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cylindrique · cylindrique · French

cylindrique · rank #21,589 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,589
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuves

Nearest frequency peer: cuves (-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 « cylindrique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cylindrique » 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).

cylindrique vs cylindriques
92% similar

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

Key facts for cylindrique
PropertyValue
Headwordcylindrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,589
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cylindrique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cylindriquese 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 « cuves » (#21,588), « deluxe » (#21,590), « culinaires » (#21,587). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cylindrique » est au #21,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around cylindrique (IPA \si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,589 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui a la forme d’un cylindre.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for cylindrique, with forms such as "ccylindrique", "clyindrique", and "cyilndrique". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cylindriques", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 cylindrique, spelled C-Y-L-I-N-D-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a la forme d’un cylindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est évident que les hautes pressions énervent plus le chiffon, amènent un plus fort déchet au moment du vidage de la lessive, et occasionnent des détériorations parfois graves dans les lessiveurs cylindriques.
  2. Le calorifère consiste en un fourneau cylindrique a en fonte ayant 3m,30 de hauteur et 0m,50 de diamètre.

Synonyms

cylindriforme

This word in other languages

cylindric(English)cilíndrico(Español)zylindrisch(Deutsch)cilíndrico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccylindrique
  • clyindrique
  • cyilndrique
  • cylidnrique
  • cylinddrique
  • cylindirque
  • cylindriqeu
  • cylindriqque
  • cylindriuqe
  • cylindrqiue
  • cylindrrique
  • cylinndrique
  • cylinrdique
  • cyllindrique
  • cylnidrique
  • cyylindrique
  • yclindrique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccylindrique1clyindrique2cyilndrique2cylidnrique2cylinddrique1cylindirque2cylindriqeu2cylindriqque1
Edit distance from "cylindrique"

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 "cylindrique"?
"cylindrique" is spelled C-Y-L-I-N-D-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\.
What does "cylindrique" mean?
As an adjective, "cylindrique" means: Qui a la forme d’un cylindre.
What words are commonly confused with "cylindrique"?
"cylindrique" is commonly confused with "cylindriques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cylindrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cylindrique" is \si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cylindrique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list