figurants

\fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃\

/\fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“figurants” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,953
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-figurants · figurants · French

figurants · rank #28,953 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,953
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH filmées

Nearest frequency peer: filmées (+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 « figurants »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « figurants » 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).

figurants vs figurent
78% similar
figurants vs figurines
78% similar
figurants vs figurant
89% similar

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

Key facts for figurants
PropertyValue
Headwordfigurants
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,953
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « figurants »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).figurantsse 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 « filmées » (#28,954), « fend » (#28,951), « flamenco » (#28,955). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « figurants » est au #28,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around figurants (IPA \fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,953 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de figurant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for figurants, with forms such as "ffigurants", "fgiurants", and "figgurants". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "figurent", "figurines", "figurant", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is figurants, spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de figurant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffigurants
  • fgiurants
  • figgurants
  • figruants
  • figuarnts
  • figurannts
  • figuranst
  • figurantss
  • figurantts
  • figuratns
  • figurnats
  • figurrants
  • fiugrants
  • ifgurants

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffigurants1fgiurants2figgurants1figruants2figuarnts2figurannts1figuranst2figurantss1
Edit distance from "figurants"

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 "figurants"?
"figurants" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "figurants" mean?
As a noun, "figurants" means: Pluriel de figurant.
What words are commonly confused with "figurants"?
"figurants" is commonly confused with "figurent", "figurines", "figurant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "figurants"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figurants" is \fi.ɡy.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figurants" come from?
"figurants" 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 "figurants", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

framework#28,958extorsion#28,946frappante#28,960excitante#28,944

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

embrassant14 variantsdépressive14 variantsdommageable14 variantsdictatures14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list