Ferrières

name

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The verdict

“Ferrières” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,613
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ferrières vs ferries
67% similar
Ferrières vs ferrées
56% similar
Ferrières vs ferrier
56% similar

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

Key facts for Ferrières
PropertyValue
HeadwordFerrières
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,613
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ferrières” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ferrières lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Ferrières, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,613 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ferrières, with forms such as "efrrières", "ferirères", and "ferières". 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, "ferries", "ferrées", "ferrier", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Ferrières, spelled F-E-R-R-I-È-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Oise.
  4. 4
    Commune française, située dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées.
  5. 5
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Somme.
  6. 6
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie intégrée dans la commune de Pringy.
  7. 7
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de la Manche intégrée dans la commune du Teilleul en janvier 2016.
  8. 8
    Ancienne commune française située dans le département du Tarn intégrée à la commune de Fontrieu en janvier 2016.
  9. 9
    Ancien nom de la commune française Ferrières-en-Gâtinais.
  10. 10
    Ancien nom de la commune française Ferrières-en-Brie.
  11. 11
    Commune de la province de Liège de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrrières
  • ferirères
  • ferières
  • ferrieres
  • ferrirèes
  • ferrièers
  • ferrièress
  • ferrièrres
  • ferrièrse
  • ferrèires
  • fferrières
  • frerières

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ferrières - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efrrières2ferirères2ferières1ferrieres1ferrirèes2ferrièers2ferrièress1ferrièrres1
Edit distance from "Ferrières"

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 "Ferrières"?
"Ferrières" is spelled F-E-R-R-I-È-R-E-S.
What does "Ferrières" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ferrières" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime.
What words are commonly confused with "Ferrières"?
"Ferrières" is commonly confused with "ferries", "ferrées", "ferrier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Ferrières" come from?
"Ferrières" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Ferrières”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-E-R-R-I-È-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “ferries” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ferrières vs ferries
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list