égarer
\e.ɡa.ʁe\
The verdict
“égarer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,817
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre hors du droit chemin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egarer · égarer · French
égarer · rank #34,817 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,817
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH élancer
Nearest frequency peer: élancer (+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 “égarer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- écrou
écrou
65,187 corpus weight
- égalise
égalise
65,186 corpus weight
- égarer
égarer
65,184 corpus weight
- élancer
élancer
65,183 corpus weight
- élevaient
élevaient
65,182 corpus weight
- élisent
élisent
65,181 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “égarer” 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 | égarer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.ɡa.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #34,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “égarer” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around égarer (IPA \e.ɡa.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,817 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for égarer, with forms such as "egarer", "géarer", and "éagrer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "errer", "entrer", "étaler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 égarer, spelled É-G-A-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre hors du droit chemin.
- 2Perdre dans un lieu, dans un espace.
- 3Jeter dans l’erreur.
- 4Mettre une chose à une place qu’on ne peut se rappeler par la suite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how égarer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je m’approchai d’elle, mais, à ma vue, l’enfant redoubla de cris. Je compris que la pauvre petite s’était égarée et qu’elle ne pouvait retrouver son chemin.
Il s’est égaré de son chemin.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egarer
- géarer
- éagrer
- égaerr
- égarerr
- égarre
- égarrer
- éggarer
- égraer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égarer - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "égarer", 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 (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "égarer". Here's where to go from here.
- "égarer" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "errer". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #34,817 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "É" letter cohort. É–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.