espérions

\ɛs.pe.ʁjɔ̃\

/\ɛs.pe.ʁjɔ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“espérions” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,073
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de espérer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-esperions · espérions · French

espérions · rank #49,073 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,073
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH espinosa

Nearest frequency peer: espinosa (-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 « espérions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « espérions » 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).

espérions vs espions
78% similar
espérions vs espérons
89% similar

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

Key facts for espérions
PropertyValue
Headwordespérions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛs.pe.ʁjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,073
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « espérions »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « espinosa » (#49,072), « Eurydice » (#49,075), « España » (#49,070). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « espérions » est au #49,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around espérions (IPA \ɛs.pe.ʁjɔ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,073 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for espérions, with forms such as "epsérions", "esperions", and "esppérions". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "espions", "espérons", 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, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is espérions, spelled E-S-P-É-R-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de espérer.
  2. 2
    Première personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de espérer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsérions
  • esperions
  • esppérions
  • espréions
  • espéirons
  • espérinos
  • espérionns
  • espérionss
  • espériosn
  • espéroins
  • espérrions
  • esspérions
  • eséprions
  • sepérions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsérions2esperions1esppérions1espréions2espéirons2espérinos2espérionns1espérionss1
Edit distance from "espérions"

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 "espérions"?
"espérions" is spelled E-S-P-É-R-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.pe.ʁjɔ̃\.
What does "espérions" mean?
As a verb, "espérions" means: Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de espérer.
What words are commonly confused with "espérions"?
"espérions" is commonly confused with "espions", "espérons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espérions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espérions" is \ɛs.pe.ʁjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espérions" come from?
"espérions" 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 "espérions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escroquer#49,069enfermant#49,064employons#49,060fourberie#49,095

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

déshabillé14 variantsfrontales14 variantsdéconnecte14 variantsdécimales14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list