élues

\e.ly\

/\e.ly\/ adj

The verdict

“élues” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,027
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de élu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-elues · élues · French

élues · rank #28,027 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,027
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH égaliser

Nearest frequency peer: égaliser (-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 « élues »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « élues » 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).

élues vs eue
40% similar
élues vs eus
40% similar
élues vs êtes
40% similar

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

Key facts for élues
PropertyValue
Headwordélues
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ly\
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,027
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « élues »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « égaliser » (#28,026), « émigrer » (#28,028), « écu » (#28,025). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « élues » est au #28,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around élues (IPA \e.ly\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,027 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de élu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for élues, with forms such as "elues", "léues", and "éleus". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eue", "eus", "êtes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 élues, spelled É-L-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de élu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elues
  • léues
  • éleus
  • éllues
  • éluess
  • éluse
  • éules

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elues1léues2éleus2éllues1éluess1éluse2éules2
Edit distance from "élues"

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 "élues"?
"élues" is spelled É-L-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ly\.
What does "élues" mean?
As an adjective, "élues" means: Féminin pluriel de élu.
What words are commonly confused with "élues"?
"élues" is commonly confused with "eue", "eus", "êtes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "élues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "élues" is \e.ly\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "élues" come from?
"élues" 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 "élues", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list