étoiles

\e.twal\

/\e.twal\/ noun

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The verdict

“étoiles” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,159
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-etoiles · étoiles · French

étoiles · rank #2,159 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,159
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH épreuve

Nearest frequency peer: épreuve (-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 « étoiles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « étoiles » 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).

étoiles vs étonnes
71% similar
étoiles vs étroites
75% similar
étoiles vs écoles
71% similar

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

Key facts for étoiles
PropertyValue
Headwordétoiles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.twal\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,159
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « étoiles »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.étoilesse 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 « épreuve » (#2,158), « académie » (#2,160), « écriture » (#2,157). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « étoiles » est au #2,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around étoiles (IPA \e.twal\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,159 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de étoile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for étoiles, with forms such as "etoiles", "téoiles", and "éotiles". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "étonnes", "étroites", "écoles", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is étoiles, spelled É-T-O-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de étoile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce soir, ils ne se pressent pas les michés. Pourtant il fait beau, pas trop chaud avec ce vent, et zieutez-moi ce ciel plein d’étoiles.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etoiles
  • téoiles
  • éotiles
  • étioles
  • étoiels
  • étoiless
  • étoilles
  • étoilse
  • étolies
  • éttoiles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of étoiles - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etoiles1téoiles2éotiles2étioles2étoiels2étoiless1étoilles1étoilse2
Edit distance from "étoiles"

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 "étoiles"?
"étoiles" is spelled É-T-O-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.twal\.
What does "étoiles" mean?
As a noun, "étoiles" means: Pluriel de étoile.
What words are commonly confused with "étoiles"?
"étoiles" is commonly confused with "étonnes", "étroites", "écoles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "étoiles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étoiles" is \e.twal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étoiles" come from?
"étoiles" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "étoiles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

épreuve#2,158chaleur#2,165toucher#2,152salaire#2,150

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Brésil10 variantscommande10 variantsrivière10 variantsheureuse10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list