écrivains
\e.kʁi.vɛ̃\
The verdict
“écrivains” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,941
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pluriel de écrivain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ecrivains · écrivains · French
écrivains · rank #5,941 · 14 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,941
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH échanger
Nearest frequency peer: échanger (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “écrivains”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- violents
violents
94,063 corpus weight
- âmes
âmes
94,062 corpus weight
- échanger
échanger
94,061 corpus weight
- écrivains
écrivains
94,060 corpus weight
- accompagnée
accompagnée
94,059 corpus weight
- accomplir
accomplir
94,058 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “écrivains” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | écrivains |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.kʁi.vɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “écrivains” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around écrivains (IPA \e.kʁi.vɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,941 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de écrivain.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for écrivains, with forms such as "cérivains", "ecrivains", and "éccrivains". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "écrivait", "écrivant", "écrivais", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is écrivains, spelled É-C-R-I-V-A-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de écrivain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how écrivains appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis une douzaine d’années, un groupe d’universitaires français attachés à l’étude des anciens écrivains grecs chrétiens s’est tourné vers la Septante.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cérivains
- ecrivains
- éccrivains
- écirvains
- écriavins
- écrivainns
- écrivainss
- écrivaisn
- écrivanis
- écrivians
- écrivvains
- écrrivains
- écrviains
- ércivains
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écrivains - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "écrivains", 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 (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "écrivains" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "écrivait". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,941 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "É" letter cohort. É–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.