economy

\iˈkɒn.ə.mi\

/\iˈkɒn.ə.mi\/ adj

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The verdict

“economy” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,665
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Économe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-economy · economy · French

economy · rank #33,665 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,665
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH désertion

Nearest frequency peer: désertion (-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 « economy »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « economy » 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).

economy vs économe
71% similar
economy vs economie
75% similar
economy vs economic
75% similar

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

Key facts for economy
PropertyValue
Headwordeconomy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\iˈkɒn.ə.mi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,665
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « economy »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.economyse 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 « désertion » (#33,664), « désertification » (#33,663), « Eisenhower » (#33,667). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « economy » est au #33,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around economy (IPA \iˈkɒn.ə.mi\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,665 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Économe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for economy, with forms such as "ceonomy", "ecconomy", and "ecnoomy". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "économe", "economie", "economic", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is economy, spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Économe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He bought the large, economy size, because it was cheaper per liter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ceonomy
  • ecconomy
  • ecnoomy
  • econmoy
  • econnomy
  • econommy
  • economyy
  • econoym
  • ecoonmy
  • eocnomy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ceonomy2ecconomy1ecnoomy2econmoy2econnomy1econommy1economyy1econoym2
Edit distance from "economy"

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 "economy"?
"economy" is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \iˈkɒn.ə.mi\.
What does "economy" mean?
As an adjective, "economy" means: Économe.
What words are commonly confused with "economy"?
"economy" is commonly confused with "économe", "economie", "economic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "economy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "economy" is \iˈkɒn.ə.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "economy" come from?
"economy" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ducasse#33,648dominos#33,645gagnons#33,698Gerhard#33,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

glaçage10 variantscolombo10 variantsclimate10 variantshantise10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list