forteresse

\fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs\

/\fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“forteresse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,167
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu ou ville fortifiée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-forteresse · forteresse · French

forteresse · rank #9,167 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,167
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH formulaire

Nearest frequency peer: formulaire (-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 « forteresse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « forteresse » 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).

forteresse vs fortress
80% similar
forteresse vs forteresses
91% similar

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

Key facts for forteresse
PropertyValue
Headwordforteresse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs\
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,167
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « forteresse »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).forteressese 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 « formulaire » (#9,166), « gardent » (#9,168), « foncière » (#9,165). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « forteresse » est au #9,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around forteresse (IPA \fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,167 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for forteresse, with forms such as "fforteresse", "foretresse", and "forrteresse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fortress", "forteresses", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is forteresse, spelled F-O-R-T-E-R-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu ou ville fortifiée.
  2. 2
    Prison militaire.
  3. 3
    Position d’un camp en infériorité mais ne pouvant être délogé.
  4. 4
    Forteresse volante, gros bombardier en usage durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je combattrai au premier rang ; mais mes honnêtes voisins savent bien que je ne suis pas un soldat habile dans les règles de la guerre, ni dans l’attaque des forteresses.
  2. Le gouverneur de la forteresse avait fait ses préparatifs de défense. Des monceaux de pavés garnissaient le haut des tours, entourant les canons, pour lesquels on avait élargit les meurtrières.

This word in other languages

fortress(English)fortaleza(Español)Festung(Deutsch)fortaleza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforteresse
  • foretresse
  • forrteresse
  • forteersse
  • forterese
  • fortereses
  • forterresse
  • fortersese
  • fortreesse
  • fortteresse
  • fotreresse
  • froteresse
  • ofrteresse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fforteresse1foretresse2forrteresse1forteersse2forterese1fortereses2forterresse1fortersese2
Edit distance from "forteresse"

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 "forteresse"?
"forteresse" is spelled F-O-R-T-E-R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs\.
What does "forteresse" mean?
As a noun, "forteresse" means: Lieu ou ville fortifiée.
What words are commonly confused with "forteresse"?
"forteresse" is commonly confused with "fortress", "forteresses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forteresse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forteresse" is \fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forteresse" come from?
"forteresse" 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 "forteresse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

formulaire#9,166insécurité#9,179conformité#9,139comportent#9,138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

fantômes13 variantsdiscrète13 variantsconnectés13 variantsmélanger13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list