fixer

\fi.kse\

/\fi.kse\/ verb

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The verdict

“fixer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,246
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attacher, affermir, rendre immobile, maintenir en place.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fixer · fixer · French

fixer · rank #5,246 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,246
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH exploser

Nearest frequency peer: exploser (-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 « fixer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fixer » 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).

fixer vs foyer
60% similar
fixer vs fumer
60% similar
fixer vs fixés
60% similar

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

Key facts for fixer
PropertyValue
Headwordfixer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fi.kse\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,246
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fixer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fixerse 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 « exploser » (#5,245), « fière » (#5,247), « explorer » (#5,244). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fixer » est au #5,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fixer (IPA \fi.kse\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,246 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fixer, with forms such as "ffixer", "fiexr", and "fixerr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foyer", "fumer", "fixés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fixer, spelled F-I-X-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attacher, affermir, rendre immobile, maintenir en place.
  2. 2
    Supprimer la volatilité de certains corps liquides ou gazeux, par addition ou combinaison avec un autre corps.
  3. 3
    Rendre inaltérable par un produit ou par un procédé.
  4. 4
    Arrêter.
  5. 5
    Regarder, observer ou dévisager attentivement et longuement.
  6. 6
    Rendre permanent par le dessin, la peinture, l'écriture ou tout autre moyen.
  7. 7
    Faire résider ou faire demeurer en quelque lieu.
  8. 8
    Établir, en parlant de la résidence, du domicile, etc.
  9. 9
    Régler ; déterminer.
  10. 10
    Faire qu’une personne ou une chose ne soit plus changeante, versatile, indécise, etc.
  11. 11
    S’injecter une drogue dans le corps , se faire un fixe.
  12. 12
    Stabiliser un abcès.
  13. 13
    Stopper la progression d'un incendie dans son axe principal de propagation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fixez cela contre la muraille avec un clou.
  2. Fixer au moyen d’une vis, d’une épingle.

This word in other languages

fasten(English)fijar(Español)festsetzen(Deutsch)aprazar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffixer
  • fiexr
  • fixerr
  • fixre
  • fixxer
  • fxier
  • ifxer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffixer1fiexr2fixerr1fixre2fixxer1fxier2ifxer2
Edit distance from "fixer"

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 "fixer"?
"fixer" is spelled F-I-X-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.kse\.
What does "fixer" mean?
As a verb, "fixer" means: Attacher, affermir, rendre immobile, maintenir en place.
What words are commonly confused with "fixer"?
"fixer" is commonly confused with "foyer", "fumer", "fixés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fixer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fixer" is \fi.kse\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fixer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fière#5,247loyer#5,262colis#5,228neuve#5,265

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Grille7 variantsdettes7 variantspeint7 variantscesser7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list