détectives
\de.tɛk.tiv\
The verdict
“détectives” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,751
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de détectif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-detectives · détectives · French
détectives · rank #29,751 · 16 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,751
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH désintégration
Nearest frequency peer: désintégration (-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 “détectives”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- déroutant
déroutant
70,253 corpus weight
- déshonneur
déshonneur
70,252 corpus weight
- désintégrat…
désintégration
70,251 corpus weight
- détectives
détectives
70,250 corpus weight
- dévastateur
dévastateur
70,249 corpus weight
- EF
EF
70,248 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “détectives” 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 | détectives |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.tɛk.tiv\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #29,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “détectives” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around détectives (IPA \de.tɛk.tiv\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,751 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de détectif.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for détectives, with forms such as "ddétectives", "detectives", and "dtéectives". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "directives", "détectés", "détective", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is détectives, spelled D-É-T-E-C-T-I-V-E-S.
Definition
- 1Féminin pluriel de détectif.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddétectives
- detectives
- dtéectives
- déetctives
- détcetives
- détecctives
- détecitves
- détectievs
- détectivess
- détectivse
- détectivves
- détecttives
- détectvies
- détetcives
- déttectives
- édtectives
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détectives - 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.
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 "détectives", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "détectives" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "directives". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #29,751 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.