enzymes
\ɑ̃.zim\
The verdict
“enzymes” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,209
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de enzyme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-enzymes · enzymes · French
enzymes · rank #24,209 · 11 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,209
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH envolée
Nearest frequency peer: envolée (-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 « enzymes »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- entrons
entrons
75,794 corpus weight
- envolée
envolée
75,793 corpus weight
- enzymes
enzymes
75,792 corpus weight
- escadrons
escadrons
75,791 corpus weight
- estimons
estimons
75,790 corpus weight
- eues
eues
75,789 corpus weight
What this shows « enzymes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
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 | enzymes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.zim\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enzymes »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around enzymes (IPA \ɑ̃.zim\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,209 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de enzyme.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for enzymes, with forms such as "ennzymes", "enyzmes", and "enzmyes". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "enzyme", "énormes", "énigmes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is enzymes, spelled E-N-Z-Y-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de enzyme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enzymes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les enzymes utilisées dans le conjugué sont principalement la HRP (horse radish peroxidase) pour une révélation chimioluminescente ou la PAL (phosphatase alcaline) pour une révélation colorimétrique.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ennzymes
- enyzmes
- enzmyes
- enzyems
- enzymess
- enzymmes
- enzymse
- enzyymes
- enzzymes
- eznymes
- nezymes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enzymes - 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.
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 "enzymes"?
What does "enzymes" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "enzymes"?
How do you pronounce "enzymes"?
What language does "enzymes" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enzymes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).