entropie

\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pi\

/\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pi\/ noun

The verdict

“entropie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,086
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quantité physique qui mesure le degré de désordre d’un système.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entropie · entropie · French

entropie · rank #34,086 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,086
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entonnoir

Nearest frequency peer: entonnoir (-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 « entropie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entropie » 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
Key facts for entropie
PropertyValue
Headwordentropie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pi\
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,086
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entropie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).entropiese 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 « entonnoir » (#34,085), « esclavagiste » (#34,087), « enseignantes » (#34,084). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entropie » est au #34,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around entropie (IPA \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,086 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for entropie, with forms such as "enntropie", "enrtopie", and "entorpie". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is entropie, spelled E-N-T-R-O-P-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quantité physique qui mesure le degré de désordre d’un système.
  2. 2
    Manque d’information.
  3. 3
    Type de magie laissant au hasard la puissance des sorts lancés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’inégalité T > 0 provient de l’hypothèse de croissance monotone de l’entropie avec l’énergie interne (Callen, 1985).
  2. D’autres mouvements sont plus radicaux : je pense par exemple aux Extropiens de Max More, qui font le pari de pouvoir inverser l’entropie, le deuxième principe de la thermodynamique, qui conduit l’univers à sa dégradation.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntropie
  • enrtopie
  • entorpie
  • entroipe
  • entropei
  • entroppie
  • entrpoie
  • entrropie
  • enttropie
  • etnropie
  • netropie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntropie1enrtopie2entorpie2entroipe2entropei2entroppie1entrpoie2entrropie1
Edit distance from "entropie"

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 "entropie"?
"entropie" is spelled E-N-T-R-O-P-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pi\.
What does "entropie" mean?
As a noun, "entropie" means: Quantité physique qui mesure le degré de désordre d’un système.
What are common misspellings of "entropie"?
Common misspellings include "enntropie", "enrtopie", "entorpie", "entroipe", "entropei". The correct spelling is "entropie".
How do you pronounce "entropie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entropie" is \ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entropie" come from?
"entropie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

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 (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list