diminutif

\di.mi.ny.tif\

/\di.mi.ny.tif\/ adj

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The verdict

“diminutif” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,444
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui marque une diminution de l’idée exprimée par le radical.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diminutif · diminutif · French

diminutif · rank #31,444 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,444
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH DiCaprio

Nearest frequency peer: DiCaprio (-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 « diminutif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « diminutif » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

diminutif vs diminution
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for diminutif
PropertyValue
Headworddiminutif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.mi.ny.tif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,444
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « diminutif »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).diminutifse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « DiCaprio » (#31,443), « distillerie » (#31,445), « diaphragme » (#31,442). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diminutif » est au #31,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around diminutif (IPA \di.mi.ny.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,444 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui marque une diminution de l’idée exprimée par le radical.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for diminutif, with forms such as "ddiminutif", "diimnutif", and "diminnutif". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "diminution", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is diminutif, spelled D-I-M-I-N-U-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui marque une diminution de l’idée exprimée par le radical.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Suffixe diminutif.
  2. Terminaison diminutive.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiminutif
  • diimnutif
  • diminnutif
  • dimintuif
  • diminuitf
  • diminutfi
  • diminutiff
  • diminuttif
  • dimiuntif
  • dimminutif
  • dimniutif
  • dmiinutif
  • idminutif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diminutif - 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.

ddiminutif1diimnutif2diminnutif1dimintuif2diminuitf2diminutfi2diminutiff1diminuttif1
Edit distance from "diminutif"

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 "diminutif"?
"diminutif" is spelled D-I-M-I-N-U-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \di.mi.ny.tif\.
What does "diminutif" mean?
As an adjective, "diminutif" means: Qui marque une diminution de l’idée exprimée par le radical.
What words are commonly confused with "diminutif"?
"diminutif" is commonly confused with "diminution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diminutif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diminutif" is \di.mi.ny.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diminutif" come from?
"diminutif" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

déblocage#31,453débordent#31,454décapiter#31,456dégradant#31,464

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

débordés13 variantsdétectés13 variantsclarinette13 variantsexaminées13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list