échangent

\e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\

/\e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\/ verb

The verdict

“échangent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,192
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échanger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-echangent · échangent · French

échangent · rank #19,192 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,192
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH wu

Nearest frequency peer: wu (-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 « échangent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « échangent » 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).

échangent vs échanges
78% similar
échangent vs échanger
78% similar
échangent vs échappent
78% similar

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

Key facts for échangent
PropertyValue
Headwordéchangent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,192
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « échangent »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.échangentse 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 « wu » (#19,191), « échauffement » (#19,193), « Winnipeg » (#19,190). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « échangent » est au #19,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around échangent (IPA \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,192 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for échangent, with forms such as "céhangent", "echangent", and "écahngent". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "échanges", "échanger", "échappent", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is échangent, spelled É-C-H-A-N-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échanger.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de échanger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bien sûr, la difficulté réside dans le fait que ces signes s’échangent juste après la donne, à un moment où tous les joueurs s’épient, chacun cherchant tout aussi bien à surprendre les signes de ses adversaires qu’à communiquer avec son partenaire sans être vu de ceux-là.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • céhangent
  • echangent
  • écahngent
  • écchangent
  • échagnent
  • échanegnt
  • échangennt
  • échangentt
  • échangetn
  • échanggent
  • échangnet
  • échanngent
  • échhangent
  • échnagent
  • éhcangent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

céhangent2echangent1écahngent2écchangent1échagnent2échanegnt2échangennt1échangentt1
Edit distance from "échangent"

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 "échangent"?
"échangent" is spelled É-C-H-A-N-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\.
What does "échangent" mean?
As a verb, "échangent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échanger.
What words are commonly confused with "échangent"?
"échangent" is commonly confused with "échanges", "échanger", "échappent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "échangent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "échangent" is \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "échangent" come from?
"échangent" 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 "échangent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list