éteindre

\e.tɛ̃dʁ\

/\e.tɛ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“éteindre” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,020
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cesser l’ignition d’une chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eteindre · éteindre · French

éteindre · rank #7,020 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,020
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH épais

Nearest frequency peer: épais (-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 « éteindre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « éteindre » 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).

éteindre vs étendue
75% similar
éteindre vs étendre
88% similar
éteindre vs éteinte
75% similar

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

Key facts for éteindre
PropertyValue
Headwordéteindre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.tɛ̃dʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,020
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éteindre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).éteindrese 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 « épais » (#7,019), « évacuation » (#7,021), « Écosse » (#7,018). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éteindre » est au #7,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around éteindre (IPA \e.tɛ̃dʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,020 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for éteindre, with forms such as "eteindre", "téeindre", and "éetindre". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "étendue", "étendre", "éteinte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éteindre, spelled É-T-E-I-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cesser l’ignition d’une chose.
  2. 2
    Faire cesser une chose qui rappelle le feu ou ses attributs.
  3. 3
    Amortir, tempérer, voire étouffer, faire cesser.
  4. 4
    Faire oublier complètement, abolir.
  5. 5
    Adoucir, affaiblir, atténuer.
  6. 6
    S’affaiblir très sensiblement ; toucher à sa fin ; se mourir lentement et presque sans s’en apercevoir.
  7. 7
    Se finir faute d’héritiers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heureusement, bientôt après, il plut à seaux, ce qui donna la facilité d’éteindre par-tout les flammes.
  2. Si donc, dans ces conditions, on veut mécher le tonneau, celui-ci ne contenant plus assez d’oxygène dans l'air qu'il renferme, ne pourra entretenir la combustion du soufre, et la mèche s’éteindra dès qu'elle sera introduite.

Antonyms

allumer

This word in other languages

extinguish(English)apagar(Español)löschen(Deutsch)apagar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eteindre
  • téeindre
  • éetindre
  • éteidnre
  • éteinddre
  • éteinder
  • éteindrre
  • éteinndre
  • éteinrde
  • étenidre
  • étiendre
  • étteindre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eteindre1téeindre2éetindre2éteidnre2éteinddre1éteinder2éteindrre1éteinndre1
Edit distance from "éteindre"

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 "éteindre"?
"éteindre" is spelled É-T-E-I-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.tɛ̃dʁ\.
What does "éteindre" mean?
As a verb, "éteindre" means: Cesser l’ignition d’une chose.
What words are commonly confused with "éteindre"?
"éteindre" is commonly confused with "étendue", "étendre", "éteinte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éteindre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éteindre" is \e.tɛ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éteindre" come from?
"éteindre" 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 "éteindre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agissant#7,024vêtement#7,015Vladimir#7,014compagne#7,038

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

annulation12 variantssérieuses12 variantssauvetage12 variantsrapporter12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list