discrètement
\dis.kʁɛt.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“discrètement” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,307
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avec retenue ; avec réserve.
Corpus desk
Index FR-discretement · discrètement · French
discrètement · rank #9,307 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,307
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 404,891
- PHOTO-FINISH diplômés
Nearest frequency peer: diplômés (-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 “discrètement”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- damas
damas
90,697 corpus weight
- dialogues
dialogues
90,696 corpus weight
- diplômés
diplômés
90,695 corpus weight
- discrètement
discrètement
90,694 corpus weight
- donnerait
donnerait
90,693 corpus weight
- décida
décida
90,692 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “discrètement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discrètement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dis.kʁɛt.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #9,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discrètement” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around discrètement (IPA \dis.kʁɛt.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,307 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for discrètement, with forms such as "ddiscrètement", "dicsrètement", and "disccrètement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is discrètement, spelled D-I-S-C-R-È-T-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Avec retenue ; avec réserve.
- 2Sans dire ce qui doit être tu.
- 3De façon discontinue.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiscrètement
- dicsrètement
- disccrètement
- discretement
- discrrètement
- discrtèement
- discrèetment
- discrèteemnt
- discrètemennt
- discrètementt
- discrètemetn
- discrètemment
- discrètemnet
- discrètmeent
- discrèttement
- discèrtement
- disrcètement
- disscrètement
- dsicrètement
- idscrètement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discrètement - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "discrètement", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.