earth

\ˈɝθ\

/\ˈɝθ\/ noun

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The verdict

“earth” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,470
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terre sur laquelle nous vivons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-earth · earth · French

earth · rank #18,470 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,470
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH earl

Nearest frequency peer: earl (-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 « earth »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « earth » 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).

earth vs eat
60% similar
earth vs east
60% similar
earth vs écart
40% similar

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

Key facts for earth
PropertyValue
Headwordearth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɝθ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,470
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « earth »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.earthse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « earl » (#18,469), « Edwards » (#18,471), « désinformation » (#18,468). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « earth » est au #18,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around earth (IPA \ˈɝθ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,470 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for earth, with forms such as "aerth", "earht", and "earrth". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "eat", "east", "écart", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 earth, spelled E-A-R-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terre sur laquelle nous vivons.
  2. 2
    Sol.
  3. 3
    (Avec the) Terre (planète).
  4. 4
    Terre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
  2. Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King;

Synonyms

dirtsoilground

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aerth
  • earht
  • earrth
  • earthh
  • eartth
  • eatrh
  • erath

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aerth2earht2earrth1earthh1eartth1eatrh2erath2
Edit distance from "earth"

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 "earth"?
"earth" is spelled E-A-R-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɝθ\.
What does "earth" mean?
As a noun, "earth" means: Terre sur laquelle nous vivons.
What words are commonly confused with "earth"?
"earth" is commonly confused with "eat", "east", "écart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "earth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "earth" is \ˈɝθ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "earth" come from?
"earth" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cover#18,452fritz#18,490Comic#18,438imite#18,506

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

connut7 variantschiot7 variantsmirror7 variantsavoine7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list