défiance
\de.fjɑ̃s\
The verdict
“défiance” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,578
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentiment de celui qui se défie de quelqu’un, de quelque chose, ou de lui-même.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defiance · défiance · French
défiance · rank #13,578 · 12 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,578
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH défends
Nearest frequency peer: défends (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “défiance”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- décrits
décrits
86,427 corpus weight
- défavorable
défavorable
86,425 corpus weight
- défends
défends
86,424 corpus weight
- défiance
défiance
86,423 corpus weight
- dépistage
dépistage
86,421 corpus weight
- désirer
désirer
86,420 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “défiance” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | défiance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.fjɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “défiance” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around défiance (IPA \de.fjɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,578 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for défiance, with forms such as "ddéfiance", "defiance", and "dféiance". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "définie", "défoncé", "devance", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is défiance, spelled D-É-F-I-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Sentiment de celui qui se défie de quelqu’un, de quelque chose, ou de lui-même.
- 2Défi, action de défier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défiance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las enfin de voir mes instances inutiles, je fis servir ; alors ils se décidèrent à accoster, bientôt même ils montèrent à bord sans défiance.
Depuis le commencement de 1820, Cadiz est, aux yeux du gouvernement d’Espagne, en état de suspicion et de défiance.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddéfiance
- defiance
- dféiance
- défaince
- déffiance
- défiacne
- défiancce
- défianec
- défiannce
- définace
- déifance
- édfiance
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of défiance - 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.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "défiance", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "défiance" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "définie". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #13,578 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.