égoïstes
\e.ɡɔ.ist\
The verdict
“égoïstes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,821
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de égoïste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egoistes · égoïstes · French
égoïstes · rank #21,821 · 12 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,821
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH éducatives
Nearest frequency peer: éducatives (-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 « égoïstes »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- ânes
ânes
78,184 corpus weight
- écrasée
écrasée
78,182 corpus weight
- éducatives
éducatives
78,181 corpus weight
- égoïstes
égoïstes
78,180 corpus weight
- éphémères
éphémères
78,179 corpus weight
- équipier
équipier
78,177 corpus weight
What this shows « égoïstes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
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 | égoïstes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ɡɔ.ist\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « égoïstes »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around égoïstes (IPA \e.ɡɔ.ist\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,821 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de égoïste.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for égoïstes, with forms such as "egoïstes", "géoïstes", and "éggoïstes". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "existes", "églises", "égoïste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is égoïstes, spelled É-G-O-Ï-S-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de égoïste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how égoïstes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette perpétuelle divinisation grise si violemment, que je ne m’étonne plus de voir les femmes devenir égoïstes, oublieuses et légères au milieu de cette fête.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egoïstes
- géoïstes
- éggoïstes
- égosïtes
- égoïsets
- égoïsstes
- égoïstess
- égoïstse
- égoïsttes
- égoïtses
- égïostes
- éogïstes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égoïstes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).