édifices

\e.di.fis\

/\e.di.fis\/ noun

The verdict

“édifices” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,256
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-edifices · édifices · French

édifices · rank #9,256 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,256
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH écrasé

Nearest frequency peer: écrasé (-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 “édifices”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “édifices” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

édifices vs édifier
75% similar
édifices vs édifiée
75% similar
édifices vs édifice
88% similar

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

Key facts for édifices
PropertyValue
Headwordédifices
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.di.fis\
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,256
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “édifices” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).édificesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « écrasé » (#9,255), « émettre » (#9,257), « way » (#9,254). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around édifices (IPA \e.di.fis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,256 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de édifice.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for édifices, with forms such as "déifices", "edifices", and "éddifices". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "édifier", "édifiée", "édifice", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is édifices, spelled É-D-I-F-I-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de édifice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais tandis qu’à Moscou je ne voyais se lever d’autres souvenirs historiques que de conquête napoléonienne, vain effort suivi tout aussitôt de désastre, à Leningrad maints édifices me rappellent ce qu’ont pu avoir de plus cordial et de plus fécondant les relations intellectuelles entre la Russie et la France.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • déifices
  • edifices
  • éddifices
  • édfiices
  • édifcies
  • édiffices
  • édificces
  • édificess
  • édificse
  • édifiecs
  • édiifces
  • éidfices

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of édifices - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

déifices2edifices1éddifices1édfiices2édifcies2édiffices1édificces1édificess1
Edit distance from "édifices"

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 "édifices"?
"édifices" is spelled É-D-I-F-I-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.di.fis\.
What does "édifices" mean?
As a noun, "édifices" means: Pluriel de édifice.
What words are commonly confused with "édifices"?
"édifices" is commonly confused with "édifier", "édifiée", "édifice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "édifices"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "édifices" is \e.di.fis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "édifices" come from?
"édifices" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "édifices" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "édifier". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #9,256 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "É" letter cohort. É–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list