escompte

\ɛs.kɔ̃t\

/\ɛs.kɔ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“escompte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,280
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retenue faite par celui qui avance avant l’échéance une somme due à quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-escompte · escompte · French

escompte · rank #38,280 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,280
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH escroqueries

Nearest frequency peer: escroqueries (+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 « escompte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « escompte » 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).

escompte vs escorte
75% similar
escompte vs estompe
75% similar

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

Key facts for escompte
PropertyValue
Headwordescompte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.kɔ̃t\
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,280
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « escompte »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).escomptese 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 « escroqueries » (#38,281), « entretenant » (#38,278), « essayage » (#38,282). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « escompte » est au #38,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around escompte (IPA \ɛs.kɔ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,280 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for escompte, with forms such as "ecsompte", "esccompte", and "escmopte". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "escorte", "estompe", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is escompte, spelled E-S-C-O-M-P-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retenue faite par celui qui avance avant l’échéance une somme due à quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Remise faite au payeur par celui qui reçoit un paiement avant l’échéance, ou avant le terme fixé par les usages du commerce.
  3. 3
    Opération de bourse à l’aide de laquelle l’acheteur à terme peut se faire livrer à toute époque avant l’échéance les titres achetés ferme ou à prime.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a pris 0,75% pour l’escompte.
  2. Ces gens-là veulent de l’argent comptant pour en faire suer des escomptes usuraires.

This word in other languages

discount(English)descuento(Español)Skonto(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsompte
  • esccompte
  • escmopte
  • escommpte
  • escompet
  • escomppte
  • escomptte
  • escomtpe
  • escopmte
  • esocmpte
  • esscompte
  • secompte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escompte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsompte2esccompte1escmopte2escommpte1escompet2escomppte1escomptte1escomtpe2
Edit distance from "escompte"

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 "escompte"?
"escompte" is spelled E-S-C-O-M-P-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kɔ̃t\.
What does "escompte" mean?
As a noun, "escompte" means: Retenue faite par celui qui avance avant l’échéance une somme due à quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "escompte"?
"escompte" is commonly confused with "escorte", "estompe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escompte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escompte" is \ɛs.kɔ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escompte" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

essayage#38,282endettés#38,274enclaves#38,271effluves#38,265

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fallacieux12 variantsemplettes12 variantsfictives12 variantsfinirent12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list