définis
\de.fi.ni\
The verdict
“définis” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,143
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de défini.
Corpus desk
Index FR-definis · définis · French
définis · rank #10,143 · 11 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,143
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH décidée
Nearest frequency peer: décidée (-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 “définis”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dresser
dresser
89,861 corpus weight
- décidée
décidée
89,859 corpus weight
- définis
définis
89,858 corpus weight
- définitions
définitions
89,857 corpus weight
- délivrer
délivrer
89,856 corpus weight
- dépassant
dépassant
89,855 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “définis” 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 | définis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.fi.ni\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “définis” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around définis (IPA \de.fi.ni\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,143 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de défini.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for définis, with forms such as "ddéfinis", "definis", and "dféinis". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "défis", "Dennis", "devins", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is définis, spelled D-É-F-I-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de défini.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddéfinis
- definis
- dféinis
- déffinis
- défiins
- définiss
- définnis
- définsi
- défniis
- déifnis
- édfinis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of définis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "définis", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "définis". Here's where to go from here.
- "définis" maps to 14 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "défis". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,143 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.