eunuque

\ø.nyk\

/\ø.nyk\/ noun

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The verdict

“eunuque” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,789
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individu à qui l’on a enlevé les organes génitaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eunuque · eunuque · French

eunuque · rank #38,789 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,789
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH ETI

Nearest frequency peer: ETI (-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 « eunuque »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « eunuque » 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).

eunuque vs eunuques
88% similar
eunuque vs éduque
57% similar

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

Key facts for eunuque
PropertyValue
Headwordeunuque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ø.nyk\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,789
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « eunuque »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.eunuquese 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 « ETI » (#38,788), « esta » (#38,787), « existences » (#38,791). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « eunuque » est au #38,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around eunuque (IPA \ø.nyk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,789 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for eunuque, with forms such as "enuuque", "eunnuque", and "eunquue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "eunuques", "éduque", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 eunuque, spelled E-U-N-U-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individu à qui l’on a enlevé les organes génitaux.
  2. 2
    Gardien des harems dans les pays d’Orient et en Chine.
  3. 3
    Personne (principalement homme) qui n’a pas d’attirance sexuelle pour le sexe opposé ; qui ne souhaite pas se marier ou procréer ; homosexuel (strict) ; par analogie, personne chaste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Taisez-vous Taxis, taisez-vous ! vous êtes hideux et impolitique. Algébriste, vous avez l’esprit faux ; protestant, vous l’avez étroit ; eunuque, vous l’avez envieux.
  2. On peut aussi, chez les eunuques, voir le libido subsister longtemps encore après que la production du sperme a cessé.

Synonyms

castrat

This word in other languages

eunuch(English)Eunuch(Deutsch)eunuco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enuuque
  • eunnuque
  • eunquue
  • eunuqeu
  • eunuqque
  • eunuuqe
  • euunque
  • uenuque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enuuque2eunnuque1eunquue2eunuqeu2eunuqque1eunuuqe2euunque2uenuque2
Edit distance from "eunuque"

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 "eunuque"?
"eunuque" is spelled E-U-N-U-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ø.nyk\.
What does "eunuque" mean?
As a noun, "eunuque" means: Individu à qui l’on a enlevé les organes génitaux.
What words are commonly confused with "eunuque"?
"eunuque" is commonly confused with "eunuques", "éduque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eunuque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eunuque" is \ø.nyk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eunuque" come from?
"eunuque" 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 "eunuque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

enduits#38,782encourt#38,781dévolue#38,775fessier#38,804

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

faisan8 variantsfifty8 variantsdémos8 variantsducale8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list