estimer
\ɛs.ti.me\
The verdict
“estimer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,561. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,561
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Priser quelque chose, en apprécier, en déterminer la valeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-estimer · estimer · French
estimer · rank #7,561 · 10 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,561
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH essentiels
Nearest frequency peer: essentiels (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “estimer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Ei
Ei
92,444 corpus weight
- enlèvement
enlèvement
92,443 corpus weight
- entrevue
entrevue
92,442 corpus weight
- essentiels
essentiels
92,441 corpus weight
- estimer
estimer
92,440 corpus weight
- feraient
feraient
92,437 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “estimer” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | estimer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛs.ti.me\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #7,561 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estimer” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around estimer (IPA \ɛs.ti.me\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,561 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for estimer, with forms such as "esitmer", "esstimer", and "estiemr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "étirer", "estimez", "estimes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is estimer, spelled E-S-T-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Priser quelque chose, en apprécier, en déterminer la valeur.
- 2Avoir une opinion avantageuse de quelqu’un, de quelque chose; en faire cas.
- 3Croire ; conjecturer ; présumer ; penser.
- 4Évaluer par approximation.
- 5Faire cas de soi.
- 6Se croire soi-même.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how estimer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des palpations rectales régulières ont été effectuées pour estimer le niveau de développement des organes génitaux des velles.
Cinq mois après l’annonce de la mise en vente du groupe de cinéma CGR (Circuit Georges-Raymond), dont la valeur était estimée à 1 milliard d'euros, « l’heure n’est pas encore aux discussions serrées avec un repreneur potentiel », indique Jocelyn Bouyssy, le directeur général.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esitmer
- esstimer
- estiemr
- estimerr
- estimmer
- estimre
- estmier
- esttimer
- etsimer
- setimer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estimer - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estimer", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).
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.