défis

\de.fi\

/\de.fi\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“défis” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,971. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,971
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-defis · défis · French

défis · rank #5,971 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,971
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH définit

Nearest frequency peer: définit (-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 « défis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « défis » 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).

défis vs des
40% similar
défis vs dei
40% similar
défis vs dois
60% similar

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

Key facts for défis
PropertyValue
Headworddéfis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.fi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,971
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « défis »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « définit » (#5,970), « discret » (#5,969), « economie » (#5,973). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « défis » est au #5,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around défis (IPA \de.fi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,971 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de défi.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for défis, with forms such as "ddéfis", "defis", and "dféis". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "des", "dei", "dois", and more, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is défis, spelled D-É-F-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de défi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le moment est donc venu de « dé-penser » la consommation de façon à la « re-penser » afin de se donner les moyens de canaliser les forces du changement dans des directions compatibles avec les grands défis que nous lance notre époque.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéfis
  • defis
  • dféis
  • déffis
  • défiss
  • défsi
  • déifs
  • édfis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of défis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddéfis1defis1dféis2déffis1défiss1défsi2déifs2édfis2
Edit distance from "défis"

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 "défis"?
"défis" is spelled D-É-F-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fi\.
What does "défis" mean?
As a noun, "défis" means: Pluriel de défi.
What words are commonly confused with "défis"?
"défis" is commonly confused with "des", "dei", "dois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "défis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défis" is \de.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "défis" come from?
"défis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

golfe#5,984green#5,985audio#5,949nerfs#5,998

Similar misspelling depth

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

effacer8 variantsdessert8 variantscuivre8 variantscahier8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list