espérance

Name: espérance, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\

/\ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“espérance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,657
frequency rank, French: 201,161
“E” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disposition à espérer ou contenu de cette disposition. Se différencie du synonyme « espoir » qui s'inscrit dans le quotidien humain, matériel par sa dimension eschatologique.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

espérance vs espérant

78% similar

espérance vs espéranto

78% similar

espérance vs esperanza

67% similar

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

Key facts for espérance
Property	Value
Headword	espérance
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#5,657
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “espérance” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). espérance lands here:

#5,657

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around espérance (IPA \ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,657 among 201,161 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for espérance, with forms such as "epsérance", "esperance", and "esppérance". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "espérant", "espéranto", "esperanza", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is espérance, spelled E-S-P-É-R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

1
Disposition à espérer ou contenu de cette disposition. Se différencie du synonyme « espoir » qui s'inscrit dans le quotidien humain, matériel par sa dimension eschatologique.
2
Personne ou chose sur laquelle on fonde son espérance.
3
Biens qu’on attend d’un héritage.
4
Une des trois vertus théologales, celle par laquelle les chrétiens espèrent suivre Dieu, par les mérites de Jésus-Christ.
5
Nombre réel associé à une variable aléatoire réelle X définie sur un espace probabilisé. À ne pas confondre avec la moyenne statistique.

Synonyms

espoir

Antonyms

désespérance

This word in other languages

hope(English)esperanza(Español)Hoffnung(Deutsch)esperança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epsérance
esperance
esppérance
espréance
espéarnce
espéracne
espérancce
espéranec
espérannce
espérnace
espérrance
esspérance
eséprance
sepérance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "espérance"

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 "espérance"?

"espérance" is spelled E-S-P-É-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\.

What does "espérance" mean?

As a noun, "espérance" means: Disposition à espérer ou contenu de cette disposition. Se différencie du synonyme « espoir » qui s'inscrit dans le quotidien humain, matériel par sa dimension eschatologique.

What words are commonly confused with "espérance"?

"espérance" is commonly confused with "espérant", "espéranto", "esperanza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "espérance"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espérance" is \ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "espérance" come from?

"espérance" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “espérance”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is E-S-P-É-R-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “espérant” - see the side-by-side comparison. espérance vs espérant
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.