égards
\e.ɡaʁ\
The verdict
“égards” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,785
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de égard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egards · égards · French
égards · rank #16,785 · 10 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,785
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 40,273
- PHOTO-FINISH écolo
Nearest frequency peer: écolo (-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 “égards”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- éclairée
éclairée
83,219 corpus weight
- écoliers
écoliers
83,218 corpus weight
- écolo
écolo
83,217 corpus weight
- égards
égards
83,216 corpus weight
- égouts
égouts
83,215 corpus weight
- émise
émise
83,214 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “égards” 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 | égards |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ɡaʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #16,785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “égards” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around égards (IPA \e.ɡaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,785 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de égard.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for égards, with forms such as "egards", "géards", and "éagrds". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "égaré", "épars", "égarés", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 égards, spelled É-G-A-R-D-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de égard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how égards appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Modelée comme un tanagra, statuette de chair aux petits seins pointus, hanches étroites et jambes fines, vive et souple, Lizzie inspirait un chaud désir, tempéré de tendres égards.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egards
- géards
- éagrds
- égadrs
- égardds
- égardss
- égarrds
- égarsd
- éggards
- égrads
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égards - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 May 6, 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 "égards", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
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.