détectent
\de.tɛkt\
The verdict
“détectent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,003
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détecter.
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 | détectent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.tɛkt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #45,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “détectent” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around détectent (IPA \de.tɛkt\), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,003 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for détectent, with forms such as "ddétectent", "detectent", and "dtéectent". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "détecter", "détectés", "détestent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is détectent, spelled D-É-T-E-C-T-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détecter.
- 2Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de détecter.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddétectent
- detectent
- dtéectent
- déetctent
- détcetent
- détecctent
- détecetnt
- détectennt
- détectentt
- détectetn
- détectnet
- détecttent
- détetcent
- déttectent
- édtectent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détectent - 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.
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Using “détectent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-T-E-C-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.tɛkt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “détecter” - see the side-by-side comparison. détectent vs détecter
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.