doctrine

\dɔk.tʁin\

/\dɔk.tʁin\/ noun

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The verdict

“doctrine” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,389
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maximes, opinions, notions, postulées vraies, qui permettent d’orienter l’action humaine et d’interpréter les faits. Dogme auquel on adhère, auquel on croit ou que l’on enseigne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-doctrine · doctrine · French

doctrine · rank #6,389 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,389
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH directeurs

Nearest frequency peer: directeurs (-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 « doctrine »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « doctrine » 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).

doctrine vs doctrines
89% similar

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

Key facts for doctrine
PropertyValue
Headworddoctrine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔk.tʁin\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,389
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « doctrine »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.doctrinese 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 « directeurs » (#6,388), « créations » (#6,387), « esclave » (#6,391). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « doctrine » est au #6,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around doctrine (IPA \dɔk.tʁin\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,389 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for doctrine, with forms such as "dcotrine", "ddoctrine", and "docctrine". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "doctrines", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 doctrine, spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maximes, opinions, notions, postulées vraies, qui permettent d’orienter l’action humaine et d’interpréter les faits. Dogme auquel on adhère, auquel on croit ou que l’on enseigne.
  2. 2
    Idéologie, principes de base sur lesquels s’appuient une stratégie et des plans d’actions.
  3. 3
    Travaux juridiques destinés à interpréter le droit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces doctrines seront sans doute repoussées par certaines personnes qui ne voient pas que telle qualité qui honore un homme privé serait un vice chez un homme public, ….
  2. Si, par une analyse psychologique plus complète, Descartes avait reconnu l’importance de la notion de cause, s’il avait vu que la liberté est le fond même de la conception du moi, cela seul eût nécessairement modifié tout l’ensemble de sa doctrine ; […]

Synonyms

dogmedoxaparadigmethéorie

Antonyms

jurisprudencelégislation

This word in other languages

doctrine(English)doctrina(Español)Doktrin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcotrine
  • ddoctrine
  • docctrine
  • docrtine
  • doctirne
  • doctrien
  • doctrinne
  • doctrnie
  • doctrrine
  • docttrine
  • dotcrine
  • odctrine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcotrine2ddoctrine1docctrine1docrtine2doctirne2doctrien2doctrinne1doctrnie2
Edit distance from "doctrine"

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 "doctrine"?
"doctrine" is spelled D-O-C-T-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔk.tʁin\.
What does "doctrine" mean?
As a noun, "doctrine" means: Maximes, opinions, notions, postulées vraies, qui permettent d’orienter l’action humaine et d’interpréter les faits. Dogme auquel on adhère, auquel on croit ou que l’on enseigne.
What words are commonly confused with "doctrine"?
"doctrine" is commonly confused with "doctrines". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doctrine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doctrine" is \dɔk.tʁin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doctrine" come from?
"doctrine" 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 "doctrine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

chasseur#6,380instants#6,401insulter#6,402insultes#6,403

Similar misspelling depth

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

libérale12 variantsmédicaux12 variantsorientale12 variantsurgences12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list