étapes

\e.tap\

/\e.tap\/ noun

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The verdict

“étapes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,655
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de étape.

Corpus desk

Index FR-etapes · étapes · French

étapes · rank #3,655 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,655
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH émotions

Nearest frequency peer: émotions (-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 « étapes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « étapes » 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).

étapes vs êtes
50% similar
étapes vs états
67% similar
étapes vs êtres
50% similar

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

Key facts for étapes
PropertyValue
Headwordétapes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.tap\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,655
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « étapes »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « émotions » (#3,654), « accords » (#3,656), « écrits » (#3,653). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « étapes » est au #3,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around étapes (IPA \e.tap\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,655 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de étape.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for étapes, with forms such as "etapes", "téapes", and "éatpes". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "êtes", "états", "êtres", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is étapes, spelled É-T-A-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de étape.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how étapes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ne compromettez pas vos chances en brûlant des étapes essentielles.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etapes
  • téapes
  • éatpes
  • étaeps
  • étapess
  • étappes
  • étapse
  • étpaes
  • éttapes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etapes1téapes2éatpes2étaeps2étapess1étappes1étapse2étpaes2
Edit distance from "étapes"

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 "étapes"?
"étapes" is spelled É-T-A-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.tap\.
What does "étapes" mean?
As a noun, "étapes" means: Pluriel de étape.
What words are commonly confused with "étapes"?
"étapes" is commonly confused with "êtes", "états", "êtres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "étapes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étapes" is \e.tap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étapes" come from?
"étapes" 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 "étapes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écrits#3,653annuel#3,658suivez#3,645rempli#3,639

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

accords9 variantssoutenu9 variantspleins9 variantshockey9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list