édifier

\e.di.fje\

/\e.di.fje\/ verb

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The verdict

“édifier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,177
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Construire, en parlant des églises, des palais et de très grands bâtiments.

Corpus desk

Index FR-edifier · édifier · French

édifier · rank #25,177 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,177
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH écrivaine

Nearest frequency peer: écrivaine (-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 « édifier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « édifier » 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).

édifier vs éditer
71% similar
édifier vs épicier
71% similar
édifier vs édifice
71% similar

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

Key facts for édifier
PropertyValue
Headwordédifier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.di.fje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,177
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « édifier »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « écrivaine » (#25,176), « élasticité » (#25,178), « écoutée » (#25,175). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « édifier » est au #25,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around édifier (IPA \e.di.fje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,177 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for édifier, with forms such as "déifier", "edifier", and "éddifier". 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, "éditer", "épicier", "édifice", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is édifier, spelled É-D-I-F-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Construire, en parlant des églises, des palais et de très grands bâtiments.
  2. 2
    User de son autorité pour créer, organiser des institutions utiles.
  3. 3
    Porter à la piété, à la vertu, par l’exemple ou par le discours.
  4. 4
    Satisfaire par un bon procédé, donner bonne opinion de soi.
  5. 5
    Mettre quelqu’un à même d’apprécier une personne ou une chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Édifier un temple, un palais.
  2. Bâtiment solidement édifié.

Synonyms

bâtirconstruire

Antonyms

détruirebouleverser

This word in other languages

build(English)construir(Español)erbauen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • déifier
  • edifier
  • éddifier
  • édfiier
  • édifeir
  • édiffier
  • édifierr
  • édifire
  • édiifer
  • éidfier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

déifier2edifier1éddifier1édfiier2édifeir2édiffier1édifierr1édifire2
Edit distance from "édifier"

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 "édifier"?
"édifier" is spelled É-D-I-F-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.di.fje\.
What does "édifier" mean?
As a verb, "édifier" means: Construire, en parlant des églises, des palais et de très grands bâtiments.
What words are commonly confused with "édifier"?
"édifier" is commonly confused with "éditer", "épicier", "édifice". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "édifier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "édifier" is \e.di.fje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "édifier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

écoutée#25,175énumère#25,179yaourts#25,173activée#25,187

Similar misspelling depth

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

voyante10 variantsaimants10 variantsAirport10 variantsapprocha10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list