égérie

\e.ʒe.ʁi\

/\e.ʒe.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“égérie” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,450
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme qui est l’inspiratrice d’un homme, d’un écrivain, d’un artiste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-egerie · égérie · French

égérie · rank #24,450 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,450
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH échouent

Nearest frequency peer: échouent (-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 “égérie”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “égérie” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

égérie vs énervé
33% similar
égérie vs exercé
17% similar
égérie vs Estrie
50% similar

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

Key facts for égérie
PropertyValue
Headwordégérie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ʒe.ʁi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,450
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “égérie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). égérie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around égérie (IPA \e.ʒe.ʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,450 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for égérie, with forms such as "egerie", "géérie", and "éggérie". 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, "énervé", "exercé", "Estrie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is égérie, spelled É-G-É-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme qui est l’inspiratrice d’un homme, d’un écrivain, d’un artiste.
  2. 2
    Personne ou animal représentant une marque, une société ou un produit en lui associant son image.
  3. 3
    Meneur ou personne représentative d’un mouvement, d’un groupe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le tiers des lorettes, le quart des hommes d’État, la moitié des artistes consulte madame Fontaine, et l’on connaît un ministre à qui elle sert d’Égérie.
  2. Après M.I.A., designer d'une collection capsule pour la marque Versus de Versace, au tour de Lady Gaga de représenter la marque, dont elle sera l'égérie de la collection printemps-été 2014.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egerie
  • géérie
  • éggérie
  • égréie
  • égéire
  • égérei
  • égérrie
  • éégrie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égérie - 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.

egerie2géérie2éggérie1égréie2égéire2égérei2égérrie1éégrie2
Edit distance from "égérie"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "égérie"?
"égérie" is spelled É-G-É-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʒe.ʁi\.
What does "égérie" mean?
As a noun, "égérie" means: Femme qui est l’inspiratrice d’un homme, d’un écrivain, d’un artiste.
What words are commonly confused with "égérie"?
"égérie" is commonly confused with "énervé", "exercé", "Estrie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "égérie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "égérie" is \e.ʒe.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "égérie" come from?
"égérie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "égérie", 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 (8 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "égérie". Here's where to go from here.

  • "égérie" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "énervé". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #24,450 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list