examiner

\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\

/\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“examiner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,755
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Observer avec attention, avec réflexion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-examiner · examiner · French

examiner · rank #5,755 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,755
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entente

Nearest frequency peer: entente (-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 « examiner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « examiner » 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).

examiner vs examinez
88% similar
examiner vs examinera
89% similar
examiner vs examine
88% similar

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

Key facts for examiner
PropertyValue
Headwordexaminer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,755
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « examiner »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).examinerse 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 « entente » (#5,754), « expositions » (#5,756), « embrasser » (#5,753). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « examiner » est au #5,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around examiner (IPA \ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,755 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for examiner, with forms such as "eaxminer", "exaimner", and "examienr". 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, "examinez", "examinera", "examine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is examiner, spelled E-X-A-M-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Observer avec attention, avec réflexion.
  2. 2
    Juger quelqu’un au point de vue de ses connaissances.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si, avec un télescope d’une profonde puissance, nous examinons soigneusement le firmament, nous découvrirons une ceinture de groupes faite de ce que nous avons jusqu’à présent nommé des nébuleuses, […].
  2. J’examine à la dérobée son sein qui se soulève et qui s’abaisse, et sa figure immobile, et le livre vivant qui est uni à elle.

This word in other languages

examine(English)explorar(Español)forschen(Deutsch)buscar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eaxminer
  • exaimner
  • examienr
  • examinerr
  • examinner
  • examinre
  • examminer
  • examnier
  • exmainer
  • exxaminer
  • xeaminer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eaxminer2exaimner2examienr2examinerr1examinner1examinre2examminer1examnier2
Edit distance from "examiner"

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 "examiner"?
"examiner" is spelled E-X-A-M-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\.
What does "examiner" mean?
As a verb, "examiner" means: Observer avec attention, avec réflexion.
What words are commonly confused with "examiner"?
"examiner" is commonly confused with "examinez", "examinera", "examine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "examiner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "examiner" is \ɛɡ.za.mi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "examiner" come from?
"examiner" 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 "examiner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

dégager11 variantsconclut11 variantsJohnson11 variantsmanquait11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list