feignant

\fɛ.ɲɑ̃\

/\fɛ.ɲɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“feignant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,607
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui feint une action, un état.

Corpus desk

Index FR-feignant · feignant · French

feignant · rank #30,607 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,607
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH ferma

Nearest frequency peer: ferma (+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 « feignant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « feignant » 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
Key facts for feignant
PropertyValue
Headwordfeignant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɛ.ɲɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,607
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « feignant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).feignantse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ferma » (#30,608), « false » (#30,605), « filleul » (#30,609). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « feignant » est au #30,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around feignant (IPA \fɛ.ɲɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,607 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for feignant, with forms such as "efignant", "feginant", and "feigannt". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is feignant, spelled F-E-I-G-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui feint une action, un état.
  2. 2
    Paresseux ; fainéant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] Ceux qui s'entretenaient de son père à Sissoune, disaient qu'il était malade, et la Cauët disait tout bas qu'il était feignant.
  2. Y a pas de malentendu, je paie mes impôts pour que ma poubelle soit vidée, alors je la vide, puisque vous êtes trop feignants pour le faire.

Synonyms

cossardflemmardtire-au-flanc

Antonyms

travailleur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efignant
  • feginant
  • feigannt
  • feiggnant
  • feignannt
  • feignantt
  • feignatn
  • feignnant
  • feignnat
  • feingant
  • ffeignant
  • fiegnant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efignant2feginant2feigannt2feiggnant1feignannt1feignantt1feignatn2feignnant1
Edit distance from "feignant"

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 "feignant"?
"feignant" is spelled F-E-I-G-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛ.ɲɑ̃\.
What does "feignant" mean?
As an adjective, "feignant" means: Qui feint une action, un état.
What are common misspellings of "feignant"?
Common misspellings include "efignant", "feginant", "feigannt", "feiggnant", "feignannt". The correct spelling is "feignant".
How do you pronounce "feignant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feignant" is \fɛ.ɲɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feignant" come from?
"feignant" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fainéant#30,604expulsée#30,599fortuite#30,615expliqua#30,598

Similar misspelling depth

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

glacière12 variantsdépassées12 variantsHarcourt12 variantsdéformée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list