éloquence

\e.lɔ.kɑ̃s\

/\e.lɔ.kɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“éloquence” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,823
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Don de la parole, talent de bien dire, d’émouvoir, de persuader, art d’entraîner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eloquence · éloquence · French

éloquence · rank #24,823 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,823
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH élaborées

Nearest frequency peer: élaborées (-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 « éloquence »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « éloquence » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

éloquence vs éloquente
89% similar

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

Key facts for éloquence
PropertyValue
Headwordéloquence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.lɔ.kɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,823
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éloquence »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).éloquencese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « élaborées » (#24,822), « égalitaire » (#24,821), « émoi » (#24,825). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éloquence » est au #24,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around éloquence (IPA \e.lɔ.kɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,823 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for éloquence, with forms such as "eloquence", "léoquence", and "élloquence". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "éloquente", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éloquence, spelled É-L-O-Q-U-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Don de la parole, talent de bien dire, d’émouvoir, de persuader, art d’entraîner.
  2. 2
    Qualité de ce qui produit ou peut produire sur l’auditeur ou le spectateur les mêmes effets, les mêmes impressions que l’éloquence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainsi l’éloquence, dans la bouche d’un Orateur vertueux, rend les hommes justes, & dans celle du méchant rend les autres comme lui. L’un fait le bonheur des peuples, l’autre est la peste des nations.
  2. L’éloquence n’est pas dans la quantité des choses dites, mais dans leur intensité.

Synonyms

bien-direbriohabiletéélégancefacondevervevolubilité

This word in other languages

eloquence(English)elocuencia(Español)Beredsamkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eloquence
  • léoquence
  • élloquence
  • éloqeunce
  • éloqquence
  • éloquecne
  • éloquencce
  • éloquenec
  • éloquennce
  • éloqunece
  • élouqence
  • élqouence
  • éolquence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eloquence1léoquence2élloquence1éloqeunce2éloqquence1éloquecne2éloquencce1éloquenec2
Edit distance from "éloquence"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éloquence"?
"éloquence" is spelled É-L-O-Q-U-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lɔ.kɑ̃s\.
What does "éloquence" mean?
As a noun, "éloquence" means: Don de la parole, talent de bien dire, d’émouvoir, de persuader, art d’entraîner.
What words are commonly confused with "éloquence"?
"éloquence" is commonly confused with "éloquente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éloquence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éloquence" is \e.lɔ.kɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éloquence" come from?
"éloquence" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "éloquence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

élaborées#24,822épiceries#24,826évangiles#24,831vulgarité#24,814

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

éternels13 variantsviendrais13 variantsverrouillage13 variantstournevis13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list