étanchéité

\e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\

/\e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\/ noun

The verdict

“étanchéité” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,531. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,531
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est étanche.

Key facts for étanchéité
PropertyValue
Headwordétanchéité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,531
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “étanchéité” 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). étanchéité lands here:

#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 15 spelling variants around étanchéité (IPA \e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,531 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Caractère de ce qui est étanche.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for étanchéité, with forms such as "etancheite", "téanchéité", and "éatnchéité". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is étanchéité, spelled É-T-A-N-C-H-É-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de ce qui est étanche.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etancheite,téanchéité,éatnchéité,étacnhéité,étancchéité,étanchhéité,étanchiété,étanchéitté,étanchéiét,étanchétié,étancéhité,étanhcéité,étannchéité,étnachéité,éttanchéité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etancheite3téanchéité2éatnchéité2étacnhéité2étancchéité1étanchhéité1étanchiété2étanchéitté1
Edit distance from "étanchéité"

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 "étanchéité"?
"étanchéité" is spelled É-T-A-N-C-H-É-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\.
What does "étanchéité" mean?
As a noun, "étanchéité" means: Caractère de ce qui est étanche.
What are common misspellings of "étanchéité"?
Common misspellings include "etancheite", "téanchéité", "éatnchéité", "étacnhéité", "étancchéité". The correct spelling is "étanchéité".
How do you pronounce "étanchéité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étanchéité" is \e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étanchéité" come from?
"étanchéité" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “étanchéité”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-T-A-N-C-H-É-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.tɑ̃.ʃe.i.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list