égaux
\e.ɡo\
The verdict
“égaux” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,428
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de égal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egaux · égaux · French
égaux · rank #10,428 · 7 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,428
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH véronique
Nearest frequency peer: véronique (-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 “égaux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tueurs
tueurs
89,576 corpus weight
- uniques
uniques
89,575 corpus weight
- véronique
véronique
89,574 corpus weight
- égaux
égaux
89,573 corpus weight
- égoïste
égoïste
89,572 corpus weight
- élaborer
élaborer
89,571 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “égaux” 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 | égaux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ɡo\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “égaux” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around égaux (IPA \e.ɡo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,428 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de égal.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for égaux, with forms such as "egaux", "géaux", and "éagux". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "étau", "époux", "égout", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is égaux, spelled É-G-A-U-X.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de égal.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egaux
- géaux
- éagux
- égauxx
- égaxu
- éggaux
- éguax
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égaux - 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 September 3, 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 "égaux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "égaux". Here's where to go from here.
- "égaux" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "étau". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,428 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.