étalant

\e.ta.lɑ̃\

/\e.ta.lɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“étalant” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,117
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de étaler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-etalant · étalant · French

étalant · rank #38,117 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,117
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éparses

Nearest frequency peer: éparses (-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 « étalant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « étalant » 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).

étalant vs étant
71% similar
étalant vs étalon
71% similar
étalant vs étalons
71% similar

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

Key facts for étalant
PropertyValue
Headwordétalant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.ta.lɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,117
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « étalant »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « éparses » (#38,116), « étroitesse » (#38,118), « épanouit » (#38,115). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « étalant » est au #38,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around étalant (IPA \e.ta.lɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,117 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent de étaler.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for étalant, with forms such as "etalant", "téalant", and "éatlant". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "étant", "étalon", "étalons", 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 étalant, spelled É-T-A-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de étaler.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etalant
  • téalant
  • éatlant
  • étaalnt
  • étalannt
  • étalantt
  • étalatn
  • étallant
  • étalnat
  • étlaant
  • éttalant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of étalant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etalant1téalant2éatlant2étaalnt2étalannt1étalantt1étalatn2étallant1
Edit distance from "étalant"

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 "étalant"?
"étalant" is spelled É-T-A-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ta.lɑ̃\.
What does "étalant" mean?
As a verb, "étalant" means: Participe présent de étaler.
What words are commonly confused with "étalant"?
"étalant" is commonly confused with "étant", "étalon", "étalons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "étalant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étalant" is \e.ta.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étalant" come from?
"étalant" 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 "étalant", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list