détentrice

\de.tɑ̃.tʁis\

/\de.tɑ̃.tʁis\/ noun

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The verdict

“détentrice” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,735
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui détient, qui possède une chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-detentrice · détentrice · French

détentrice · rank #40,735 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,735
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH détends

Nearest frequency peer: détends (-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 « détentrice »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « détentrice » 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
Key facts for détentrice
PropertyValue
Headworddétentrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.tɑ̃.tʁis\
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,735
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « détentrice »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.détentricese 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 « détends » (#40,734), « ecclesia » (#40,736), « désinvolte » (#40,733). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « détentrice » est au #40,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around détentrice (IPA \de.tɑ̃.tʁis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,735 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Celle qui détient, qui possède une chose.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for détentrice, with forms such as "ddétentrice", "detentrice", and "dtéentrice". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is détentrice, spelled D-É-T-E-N-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui détient, qui possède une chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En ce moment je connais une potiche admirable dont le détenteur, ou plutôt la détentrice, se déferait à bon compte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddétentrice
  • detentrice
  • dtéentrice
  • déetntrice
  • détenntrice
  • détenrtice
  • détentirce
  • détentrcie
  • détentricce
  • détentriec
  • détentrrice
  • détenttrice
  • détetnrice
  • détnetrice
  • déttentrice
  • édtentrice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détentrice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddétentrice1detentrice1dtéentrice2déetntrice2détenntrice1détenrtice2détentirce2détentrcie2
Edit distance from "détentrice"

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 "détentrice"?
"détentrice" is spelled D-É-T-E-N-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tɑ̃.tʁis\.
What does "détentrice" mean?
As a noun, "détentrice" means: Celle qui détient, qui possède une chose.
What are common misspellings of "détentrice"?
Common misspellings include "ddétentrice", "detentrice", "dtéentrice", "déetntrice", "détenntrice". The correct spelling is "détentrice".
How do you pronounce "détentrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détentrice" is \de.tɑ̃.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détentrice" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

désinvolte#40,733embarquées#40,737esthétisme#40,753courtisans#40,698

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list