dilemmes
\di.lɛm\
The verdict
“dilemmes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,283
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de dilemme.
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 | dilemmes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.lɛm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #47,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dilemmes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around dilemmes (IPA \di.lɛm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,283 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de dilemme.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dilemmes, with forms such as "ddilemmes", "dielmmes", and "dilemems". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "dilemme", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dilemmes, spelled D-I-L-E-M-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de dilemme.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddilemmes,dielmmes,dilemems,dilemes,dilemmess,dilemmse,dillemmes,dilmemes,dliemmes,idlemmes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dilemmes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “dilemmes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-L-E-M-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.lɛm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dilemme” - see the side-by-side comparison. dilemmes vs dilemme
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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.