Edgar

\ɛd.ɡaʁ\

/\ɛd.ɡaʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Edgar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,774
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-edgar · Edgar · French

Edgar · rank #12,774 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,774
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH délinquants

Nearest frequency peer: délinquants (-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 « Edgar »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Edgar » 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).

Edgar vs edge
40% similar
Edgar vs egan
40% similar
Edgar vs égard
40% similar

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

Key facts for Edgar
PropertyValue
HeadwordEdgar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɛd.ɡaʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,774
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Edgar »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Edgarse 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 « délinquants » (#12,773), « Edmond » (#12,775), « electric » (#12,776). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Edgar » est au #12,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Edgar (IPA \ɛd.ɡaʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,774 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin français.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Edgar, with forms such as "degar", "edagr", and "eddgar". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "edge", "egan", "égard", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Edgar, spelled E-D-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le soir Edgar de la folie La plus atroce se sentait pris Malgré les honneurs et les prix De l’alcool était avili
  2. Edgar Baldani était un jeune homme célibataire de trente-deux ans.

This word in other languages

Edgar(English)Edgar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • degar
  • edagr
  • eddgar
  • edgarr
  • edggar
  • edgra
  • egdar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

degar2edagr2eddgar1edgarr1edggar1edgra2egdar2
Edit distance from "Edgar"

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 "Edgar"?
"Edgar" is spelled E-D-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛd.ɡaʁ\.
What does "Edgar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Edgar" means: Prénom masculin français.
What words are commonly confused with "Edgar"?
"Edgar" is commonly confused with "edge", "egan", "égard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Edgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Edgar" is \ɛd.ɡaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Edgar" come from?
"Edgar" 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 "Edgar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

drake#12,768Karen#12,804loupe#12,806Carol#12,736

Similar misspelling depth

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

cassée7 variantsbutin7 variantsOrsay7 variantspivot7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list