échappent

\e.ʃap\

/\e.ʃap\/ verb

The verdict

“échappent” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,299. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,299
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-echappent · échappent · French

échappent · rank #13,299 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,299
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH XXIe

Nearest frequency peer: XXIe (-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 « échappent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « échappent » 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).

échappent vs échapper
78% similar
échappent vs échappera
78% similar
échappent vs échappé
67% similar

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

Key facts for échappent
PropertyValue
Headwordéchappent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.ʃap\
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,299
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « échappent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).échappentse 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 « XXIe » (#13,298), « épuisement » (#13,300), « work » (#13,297). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « échappent » est au #13,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around échappent (IPA \e.ʃap\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,299 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for échappent, with forms such as "céhappent", "echappent", and "écahppent". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "échapper", "échappera", "échappé", and more, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is échappent, spelled É-C-H-A-P-P-E-N-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quels plus noble objectif que de « supranationaliser » le règlement des conflits internationaux, comme échappent aujourd’hui aux solutions des parties des litiges privés opposant deux citoyens d'une même nation ?
  2. Sa figure appartenait à ce type affectionné par les pinceaux de Rembrandt : c’était bien ces petits yeux vifs, enchâssés par des cercles de rides et surmontés d’épais sourcils grisonnants, ces cheveux blancs qui s’échappent en deux lames floconneuses de dessous un bonnet de velours noir, ce front large et chauve, cette coupe de visage que l’ampleur du men…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • céhappent
  • echappent
  • écahppent
  • écchappent
  • échapent
  • échapepnt
  • échappennt
  • échappentt
  • échappetn
  • échappnet
  • échhappent
  • échpapent
  • éhcappent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

céhappent2echappent1écahppent2écchappent1échapent1échapepnt2échappennt1échappentt1
Edit distance from "échappent"

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 "échappent"?
"échappent" is spelled É-C-H-A-P-P-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃap\.
What does "échappent" mean?
As a verb, "échappent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de échapper.
What words are commonly confused with "échappent"?
"échappent" is commonly confused with "échapper", "échappera", "échappé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "échappent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "échappent" is \e.ʃap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "échappent" come from?
"échappent" 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 "échappent", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list