distancer

\dis.tɑ̃.se\

/\dis.tɑ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“distancer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,753
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépasser d’un intervalle plus ou moins grand.

Corpus desk

Index FR-distancer · distancer · French

distancer · rank #38,753 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,753
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dirigeaient

Nearest frequency peer: dirigeaient (-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 « distancer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « distancer » 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).

distancer vs distante
78% similar
distancer vs distantes
78% similar
distancer vs distance
89% similar

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

Key facts for distancer
PropertyValue
Headworddistancer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dis.tɑ̃.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,753
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « distancer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.distancerse 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 « dirigeaient » (#38,752), « dockers » (#38,754), « dirigeable » (#38,751). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « distancer » est au #38,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around distancer (IPA \dis.tɑ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,753 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for distancer, with forms such as "ddistancer", "disatncer", and "disstancer". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "distante", "distantes", "distance", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is distancer, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépasser d’un intervalle plus ou moins grand.
  2. 2
    Mettre de la distance.
  3. 3
    Disqualifier un cheval de course de trot en raison de ses allures fautives.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce cheval eut bientôt distancé tous les autres.
  2. Cet écolier a distancé tous ses camarades.

Synonyms

dépasseréloignerespacer

Antonyms

rattraper

This word in other languages

distance(English)distanciar(Español)ultrapassar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistancer
  • disatncer
  • disstancer
  • distacner
  • distanccer
  • distancerr
  • distancre
  • distanecr
  • distanncer
  • distnacer
  • disttancer
  • ditsancer
  • dsitancer
  • idstancer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddistancer1disatncer2disstancer1distacner2distanccer1distancerr1distancre2distanecr2
Edit distance from "distancer"

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 "distancer"?
"distancer" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tɑ̃.se\.
What does "distancer" mean?
As a verb, "distancer" means: Dépasser d’un intervalle plus ou moins grand.
What words are commonly confused with "distancer"?
"distancer" is commonly confused with "distante", "distantes", "distance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distancer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distancer" is \dis.tɑ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distancer" come from?
"distancer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

devinette#38,748devanture#38,747destituer#38,746désireuse#38,773

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

dirigeable14 variantsconstruis14 variantsconifères14 variantsconfirmez14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list