flotte

\flɔt\

/\flɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“flotte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,920
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble de navires, marine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flotte · flotte · French

flotte · rank #3,920 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,920
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fine

Nearest frequency peer: fine (-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 « flotte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « flotte » 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).

flotte vs forte
67% similar
flotte vs fonte
67% similar
flotte vs floue
67% similar

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

Key facts for flotte
PropertyValue
Headwordflotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\flɔt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,920
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « flotte »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).flottese 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 « fine » (#3,919), « forcer » (#3,921), « financer » (#3,918). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flotte » est au #3,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around flotte (IPA \flɔt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,920 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for flotte, with forms such as "fflotte", "fllotte", and "flote". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "forte", "fonte", "floue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is flotte, spelled F-L-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de navires, marine.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des bâtiments militaires ou marchands d’un État.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des appareils de navigation aérienne.
  4. 4
    Parc de véhicules terrestres, ensemble de véhicules à disposition d’une organisation.
  5. 5
    Train de flottage.
  6. 6
    Flotteur ; bouée.
  7. 7
    Classe préparatoire au concours d'entrée de l'École navale.
  8. 8
    Écheveau de soie.
  9. 9
    Gilet de sauvetage.
  10. 10
    Pluie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'expédition d'Égypte fut entreprise avec une marine mal reconstituée, tandis que la flotte anglaise était devenue plus redoutable. Si Bonaparte eut le bonheur de débarquer son corps expéditionnaire sain et sauf, Nelson, peu de temps après, détruisait la flotte française à Aboukir.
  2. Des hauteurs de Bon-Secours on distingue, dans la brume, la glorieuse cathédrale comme un dreadnought à l'ancre, comme une caravelle fantastique dominant une flotte enfumée.

Synonyms

armadaescadreflottille

This word in other languages

fleet(English)Flotte(Deutsch)frota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflotte
  • fllotte
  • flote
  • flotet
  • fltote
  • foltte
  • lfotte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fflotte1fllotte1flote1flotet2fltote2foltte2lfotte2
Edit distance from "flotte"

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 "flotte"?
"flotte" is spelled F-L-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \flɔt\.
What does "flotte" mean?
As a noun, "flotte" means: Ensemble de navires, marine.
What words are commonly confused with "flotte"?
"flotte" is commonly confused with "forte", "fonte", "floue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flotte" is \flɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flotte" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forcer#3,921froide#3,922devais#3,910masque#3,938

Similar misspelling depth

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

inter7 variantscoach7 variantsmarin7 variantsmassif7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list