discriminer

\dis.kʁi.mi.ne\

/\dis.kʁi.mi.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“discriminer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,286
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distinguer précisément.

Corpus desk

Index FR-discriminer · discriminer · French

discriminer · rank #47,286 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,286
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH discriminant

Nearest frequency peer: discriminant (-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 « discriminer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « discriminer » 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 discriminer
PropertyValue
Headworddiscriminer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dis.kʁi.mi.ne\
Letters11
Frequency rank#47,286
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « discriminer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).discriminerse 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 « discriminant » (#47,285), « disparais » (#47,287), « diminuerait » (#47,284). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « discriminer » est au #47,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around discriminer (IPA \dis.kʁi.mi.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,286 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for discriminer, with forms such as "ddiscriminer", "dicsriminer", and "disccriminer". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is discriminer, spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Distinguer précisément.
  2. 2
    Différentier des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.
  3. 3
    Différentier des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.
  4. 4
    Différentier des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il est un peu daltonien, il ne peut pas discriminer le bleu-des-mers-du-sud du turquoise.

Synonyms

différencierdistinguer

This word in other languages

discriminate(English)discriminar(Español)diskriminieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscriminer
  • dicsriminer
  • disccriminer
  • discirminer
  • discriimner
  • discrimienr
  • discriminerr
  • discriminner
  • discriminre
  • discrimminer
  • discrimnier
  • discrmiiner
  • discrriminer
  • disrciminer
  • disscriminer
  • dsicriminer
  • idscriminer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiscriminer1dicsriminer2disccriminer1discirminer2discriimner2discrimienr2discriminerr1discriminner1
Edit distance from "discriminer"

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 "discriminer"?
"discriminer" is spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.kʁi.mi.ne\.
What does "discriminer" mean?
As a verb, "discriminer" means: Distinguer précisément.
What are common misspellings of "discriminer"?
Common misspellings include "ddiscriminer", "dicsriminer", "disccriminer", "discirminer", "discriimner". The correct spelling is "discriminer".
How do you pronounce "discriminer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discriminer" is \dis.kʁi.mi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discriminer" come from?
"discriminer" 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 "discriminer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diminuerait#47,284dissimulant#47,288décoratrice#47,300cuirassiers#47,271

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

déménageurs17 variantsencéphalite17 variantscomplotiste17 variantscommencerons17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list