funeste

\fy.nɛst\

/\fy.nɛst\/ adj

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The verdict

“funeste” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,602
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui cause le malheur, la perte ou la destruction, la désolation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-funeste · funeste · French

funeste · rank #24,602 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,602
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fumant

Nearest frequency peer: fumant (-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 « funeste »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « funeste » 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).

funeste vs finesse
71% similar
funeste vs funèbre
57% similar

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

Key facts for funeste
PropertyValue
Headwordfuneste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fy.nɛst\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,602
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « funeste »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).funestese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fumant » (#24,601), « frénésie » (#24,600), « fâcheuse » (#24,604). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « funeste » est au #24,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around funeste (IPA \fy.nɛst\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,602 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for funeste, with forms such as "ffuneste", "fnueste", and "fuenste". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "finesse", "funèbre", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is funeste, spelled F-U-N-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui cause le malheur, la perte ou la destruction, la désolation.
  2. 2
    Qui cause la mort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Votre amour à ce prix n’est qu’un présent funeste Qui porte à votre amant sa perte manifeste.
  2. Entre un mauvais et un bon Économiste, voici toute la différence : l’un s’en tient à l’effet visible ; l’autre tient compte et de l’effet qu’on voit et de ceux qu’il faut prévoir. Mais cette différence est énorme, car il arrive presque toujours que, lorsque la conséquence immédiate est favorable, les conséquences ultérieures sont funestes, et vice versa.

This word in other languages

baneful(English)funesto(Español)unheilvoll(Deutsch)funesto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffuneste
  • fnueste
  • fuenste
  • funeset
  • funesste
  • funestte
  • funetse
  • funneste
  • funsete
  • ufneste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffuneste1fnueste2fuenste2funeset2funesste1funestte1funetse2funneste1
Edit distance from "funeste"

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 "funeste"?
"funeste" is spelled F-U-N-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.nɛst\.
What does "funeste" mean?
As an adjective, "funeste" means: Qui cause le malheur, la perte ou la destruction, la désolation.
What words are commonly confused with "funeste"?
"funeste" is commonly confused with "finesse", "funèbre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "funeste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funeste" is \fy.nɛst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funeste" come from?
"funeste" 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 "funeste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fédérer#24,605fleurir#24,593hériter#24,626détours#24,566

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

galettes10 variantsexigeait10 variantskaraoké10 variantscrevette10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list