distribuaient

\dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\

/\dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\/ verb

The verdict

“distribuaient” is uncommon French (frequency #71,432 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,432
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de distribuer.

Key facts for distribuaient
PropertyValue
Headworddistribuaient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\
Letters13
Frequency rank#71,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “distribuaient” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). distribuaient lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

distribuaient is uncommon French at frequency #71,432 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de distribuer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for distribuaient, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is distribuaient, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-A-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de distribuer.

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 "distribuaient"?
"distribuaient" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-A-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\.
What does "distribuaient" mean?
As a verb, "distribuaient" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de distribuer.
How do you pronounce "distribuaient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distribuaient" is \dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distribuaient" come from?
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Using “distribuaient”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-A-I-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dis.tʁi.bɥɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list