éduquer

\e.dy.ke\

/\e.dy.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“éduquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,392
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Former par l’éducation ; instruire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eduquer · éduquer · French

éduquer · rank #14,392 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,392
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éditoriale

Nearest frequency peer: éditoriale (-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 « éduquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « éduquer » 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).

éduquer vs évoquer
71% similar
éduquer vs éduqués
71% similar
éduquer vs éduque
86% similar

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

Key facts for éduquer
PropertyValue
Headwordéduquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.dy.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,392
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éduquer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.éduquerse 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 « éditoriale » (#14,391), « émerger » (#14,393), « écrivit » (#14,390). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éduquer » est au #14,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around éduquer (IPA \e.dy.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,392 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for éduquer, with forms such as "déuquer", "eduquer", and "édduquer". 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, "évoquer", "éduqués", "éduque", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éduquer, spelled É-D-U-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Former par l’éducation ; instruire.
  2. 2
    Entrainer à l’action ou à l’effort.
  3. 3
    Dresser, en parlant d'un animal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il ordonna, de sa petite voix, que sa mère serait régente pour avoir soin de son éducation ; en d'autres termes, il commanda qu'elle lui commandât, l’éduquât, le châtiât.
  2. 22 mai — Nous avons incinéré le corps de sir William Beabs. Serait-il pas intéressant que j’éduquasse un disciple qui pourrait, sur moi-même, dans des conditions que je dé.... Le feuillet s'arrêtait à cet endroit. Le dernier mot était sans nul doute « déterminerais ».

Synonyms

élever

This word in other languages

educate(English)educar(Español)aufziehen(Deutsch)criar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • déuquer
  • eduquer
  • édduquer
  • édquuer
  • éduqeur
  • éduqquer
  • éduquerr
  • éduqure
  • éduuqer
  • éudquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

déuquer2eduquer1édduquer1édquuer2éduqeur2éduqquer1éduquerr1éduqure2
Edit distance from "éduquer"

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 "éduquer"?
"éduquer" is spelled É-D-U-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.dy.ke\.
What does "éduquer" mean?
As a verb, "éduquer" means: Former par l’éducation ; instruire.
What words are commonly confused with "éduquer"?
"éduquer" is commonly confused with "évoquer", "éduqués", "éduque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éduquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éduquer" is \e.dy.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éduquer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

émerger#14,393écrivit#14,390équiper#14,394éteinte#14,395

Similar misspelling depth

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

abdomen10 variantsabrutis10 variantsvacance10 variantstortues10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list