détestent
\de.tɛst\
The verdict
“détestent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,759
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détester.
Corpus desk
Index FR-detestent · détestent · French
détestent · rank #11,759 · 15 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,759
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH désireux
Nearest frequency peer: désireux (-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 “détestent”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dédicace
dédicace
88,245 corpus weight
- défait
défait
88,244 corpus weight
- désireux
désireux
88,243 corpus weight
- détestent
détestent
88,242 corpus weight
- engendre
engendre
88,240 corpus weight
- envahir
envahir
88,239 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “détestent” 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 | détestent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.tɛst\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “détestent” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around détestent (IPA \de.tɛst\), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,759 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for détestent, with forms such as "ddétestent", "detestent", and "dtéestent". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "détester", "détestes", "détestez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is détestent, spelled D-É-T-E-S-T-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détester.
- 2Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de détester.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how détestent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y a encore beaucoup de vieux ici, écrit un envoyé du duc de Neubourg, qui ne savent que le tchèque et détestent l’allemand.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddétestent
- detestent
- dtéestent
- déetstent
- détesetnt
- détesstent
- détestennt
- détestentt
- détestetn
- détestnet
- détesttent
- détetsent
- détsetent
- déttestent
- édtestent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détestent - 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 "détestent", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "détestent". Here's where to go from here.
- "détestent" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "détester". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,759 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.