égyptiens
\e.ʒip.sjɛ̃\
The verdict
“égyptiens” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,287
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de égyptien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egyptiens · égyptiens · French
égyptiens · rank #12,287 · 15 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,287
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH zombie
Nearest frequency peer: zombie (-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 “égyptiens”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- XVe
XVe
87,717 corpus weight
- yang
yang
87,716 corpus weight
- zombie
zombie
87,715 corpus weight
- égyptiens
égyptiens
87,714 corpus weight
- énergétiques
énergétiques
87,713 corpus weight
- épique
épique
87,712 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “égyptiens” 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 | égyptiens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ʒip.sjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “égyptiens” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around égyptiens (IPA \e.ʒip.sjɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,287 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de égyptien.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for égyptiens, with forms such as "egyptiens", "géyptiens", and "éggyptiens". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "égyptien", "égyptienne", "égyptiennes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 égyptiens, spelled É-G-Y-P-T-I-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Masculin pluriel de égyptien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how égyptiens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cherchez à prononcer entre celui qui a gravé des canards sur les obélisques égyptiens et celui qui a bostonné pendant vingt ans avec du Bousquet, monsieur de Valois, mademoiselle Cormon, le Président du Tribunal, le Procureur du Roi, l’abbé de Sponde, madame Granson, e tutti quanti ?
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egyptiens
- géyptiens
- éggyptiens
- égpytiens
- égypitens
- égypptiens
- égypteins
- égyptienns
- égyptienss
- égyptiesn
- égyptines
- égypttiens
- égytpiens
- égyyptiens
- éygptiens
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of égyptiens - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 "égyptiens", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "égyptiens" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "égyptien". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,287 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.