élixirs
\e.lik.siʁ\
The verdict
“élixirs” is uncommon French (frequency #97,587 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,587
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de élixir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-elixirs · élixirs · French
élixirs · rank #97,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,587
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 40,273
- PHOTO-FINISH élis
Nearest frequency peer: élis (-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 “élixirs”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Édesse
Édesse
2,417 corpus weight
- électrolumi…
électroluminescentes
2,416 corpus weight
- élis
élis
2,415 corpus weight
- élixirs
élixirs
2,414 corpus weight
- émeus
émeus
2,413 corpus weight
- épaississant
épaississant
2,412 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “élixirs” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | élixirs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.lik.siʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,587 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “élixirs” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
élixirs is uncommon French at frequency #97,587 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.lik.siʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de élixir.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for élixirs, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is élixirs, spelled É-L-I-X-I-R-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de élixir.
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 May 6, 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 "élixirs", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.