disputer

\dis.py.te\

/\dis.py.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“disputer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,681
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être en discussion plus ou moins vive à propos d’opinions, d’intérêts.

Corpus desk

Index FR-disputer · disputer · French

disputer · rank #7,681 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH directive

Nearest frequency peer: directive (-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 « disputer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « disputer » 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).

disputer vs disputes
88% similar
disputer vs disputera
89% similar
disputer vs dispute
88% similar

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

Key facts for disputer
PropertyValue
Headworddisputer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dis.py.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,681
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « disputer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).disputerse 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 « directive » (#7,680), « doctorat » (#7,682), « diminué » (#7,679). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « disputer » est au #7,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around disputer (IPA \dis.py.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,681 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for disputer, with forms such as "ddisputer", "dipsuter", and "dispputer". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "disputes", "disputera", "dispute", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is disputer, spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être en discussion plus ou moins vive à propos d’opinions, d’intérêts.
  2. 2
    Contester pour obtenir ou pour conserver quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Soutenir avec force son opinion, ses intérêts ou ceux d’autrui.
  4. 4
    Gronder ; réprimander.
  5. 5
    Soutenir une compétition ; lutter pour la victoire.
  6. 6
    Se quereller.
  7. 7
    Raisonner, argumenter pour ou contre sur un sujet donné.
  8. 8
    Débattre au sujet de quelque chose.
  9. 9
    S’emploie pour exprimer que les choses ou les personnes dont il s’agit paraissent avoir des qualités si égales que l’on ne sait laquelle l’emporte.
  10. 10
    Prétendre égaler quelqu'un en quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Interrompez-moi donc si vous voulez, je ne saurais disputer si l’on ne m’interrompt
  2. Dans la rue, au lieu de cheminer de ce pas méthodique et qui révèle une machine nerveuse parfaitement équilibrée, il se pressait, il s’arrêtait, il gesticulait, comme disputant avec lui-même.

This word in other languages

fight(English)discutir(Español)disputieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisputer
  • dipsuter
  • dispputer
  • disptuer
  • dispuetr
  • disputerr
  • disputre
  • disputter
  • dissputer
  • disupter
  • dsiputer
  • idsputer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddisputer1dipsuter2dispputer1disptuer2dispuetr2disputerr1disputre2disputter1
Edit distance from "disputer"

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 "disputer"?
"disputer" is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.py.te\.
What does "disputer" mean?
As a verb, "disputer" means: Être en discussion plus ou moins vive à propos d’opinions, d’intérêts.
What words are commonly confused with "disputer"?
"disputer" is commonly confused with "disputes", "disputera", "dispute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disputer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disputer" is \dis.py.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disputer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doctorat#7,682enchères#7,685coureurs#7,675essayant#7,689

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

estiment12 variantsautoriser12 variantsGrégoire12 variantsimposent12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list