défavorables

\de.fa.vɔ.ʁabl\

/\de.fa.vɔ.ʁabl\/ adj

The verdict

“défavorables” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,703
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de défavorable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-defavorables · défavorables · French

défavorables · rank #20,703 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,703
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH duels

Nearest frequency peer: duels (-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 « défavorables »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « défavorables » 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).

défavorables vs défavorable
92% similar

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

Key facts for défavorables
PropertyValue
Headworddéfavorables
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.fa.vɔ.ʁabl\
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,703
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « défavorables »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.défavorablesse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « duels » (#20,702), « dégagent » (#20,704), « drainage » (#20,701). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « défavorables » est au #20,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around défavorables (IPA \de.fa.vɔ.ʁabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,703 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de défavorable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for défavorables, with forms such as "ddéfavorables", "defavorables", and "dféavorables". 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, "défavorable", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is défavorables, spelled D-É-F-A-V-O-R-A-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de défavorable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Par ailleurs, il n’omit pas de faire état des opinions défavorables des personnalités non ukrainiennes, apportant du même coup, sans le vouloir, l’explication quant aux origines des mythes antiukrainiens.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéfavorables
  • defavorables
  • dféavorables
  • déafvorables
  • défaovrables
  • défavoarbles
  • défavorabbles
  • défavorabels
  • défavorabless
  • défavorablles
  • défavorablse
  • défavoralbes
  • défavorbales
  • défavorrables
  • défavroables
  • défavvorables
  • déffavorables
  • défvaorables
  • édfavorables

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddéfavorables1defavorables1dféavorables2déafvorables2défaovrables2défavoarbles2défavorabbles1défavorabels2
Edit distance from "défavorables"

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 "défavorables"?
"défavorables" is spelled D-É-F-A-V-O-R-A-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fa.vɔ.ʁabl\.
What does "défavorables" mean?
As an adjective, "défavorables" means: Pluriel de défavorable.
What words are commonly confused with "défavorables"?
"défavorables" is commonly confused with "défavorable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "défavorables"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défavorables" is \de.fa.vɔ.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "défavorables" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 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