flexibilité

\flɛk.si.bi.li.te\

/\flɛk.si.bi.li.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“flexibilité” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,158
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est flexible, qui peut physiquement plier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flexibilite · flexibilité · French

flexibilité · rank #12,158 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,158
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 137,178
  • PHOTO-FINISH FMI

Nearest frequency peer: FMI (+2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “flexibilité”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “flexibilité” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for flexibilité
PropertyValue
Headwordflexibilité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\flɛk.si.bi.li.te\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,158
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flexibilité” 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). flexibilité 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 17 spelling variants around flexibilité (IPA \flɛk.si.bi.li.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,158 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for flexibilité, with forms such as "felxibilité", "fflexibilité", and "fleixbilité". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is flexibilité, spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-I-L-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est flexible, qui peut physiquement plier.
  2. 2
    Qualité de ce qui est flexible, qui peut physiquement plier.
  3. 3
    Désigne une des caractéristiques de la voix.
  4. 4
    Qualité d’un caractère souple, docile ou changeable.
  5. 5
    Qualité d’une organisation, d’une structure industrielle.
  6. 6
    Concept économique récent (années 1990), s’appliquant à une qualité des ressources humaines.

Synonyms

souplessemalléabilitéadaptabilité

Antonyms

rigiditérigueurfermetéintransigeance

This word in other languages

flexibility(English)flexibilidad(Español)Flexibilität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • felxibilité
  • fflexibilité
  • fleixbilité
  • flexbiilité
  • flexibbilité
  • flexibiilté
  • flexibilite
  • flexibilitté
  • flexibiliét
  • flexibillité
  • flexibiltié
  • flexibliité
  • flexiiblité
  • flexxibilité
  • fllexibilité
  • flxeibilité
  • lfexibilité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

felxibilité2fflexibilité1fleixbilité2flexbiilité2flexibbilité1flexibiilté2flexibilite1flexibilitté1
Edit distance from "flexibilité"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flexibilité"?
"flexibilité" is spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-I-L-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \flɛk.si.bi.li.te\.
What does "flexibilité" mean?
As a noun, "flexibilité" means: Qualité de ce qui est flexible, qui peut physiquement plier.
What are common misspellings of "flexibilité"?
Common misspellings include "felxibilité", "fflexibilité", "fleixbilité", "flexbiilité", "flexibbilité". The correct spelling is "flexibilité".
How do you pronounce "flexibilité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flexibilité" is \flɛk.si.bi.li.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flexibilité" come from?
"flexibilité" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

généraliste#12,170contentieux#12,135malédiction#12,193Carcassonne#12,120

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

enthousiaste17 variantsdifférencier17 variantsinterrogation17 variantsmiséricorde17 variants
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