générales

\ʒe.ne.ʁal\

/\ʒe.ne.ʁal\/ adj

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The verdict

“générales” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,852
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de général.

Corpus desk

Index FR-generales · générales · French

générales · rank #3,852 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,852
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH global

Nearest frequency peer: global (-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 « générales »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « générales » 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).

générales vs géniales
78% similar
générales vs générées
78% similar
générales vs generali
56% similar

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

Key facts for générales
PropertyValue
Headwordgénérales
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒe.ne.ʁal\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,852
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « générales »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.généralesse 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 « global » (#3,851), « hop » (#3,853), « gamin » (#3,850). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « générales » est au #3,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around générales (IPA \ʒe.ne.ʁal\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,852 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de général.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for générales, with forms such as "generales", "ggénérales", and "gnéérales". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "géniales", "générées", "generali", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is générales, spelled G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de général.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. S’il s’agit de dérivés ammonium quaternaires, il existe deux méthodes assez générales pour désalcoyler une fois.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • generales
  • ggénérales
  • gnéérales
  • génnérales
  • génréales
  • généarles
  • généraels
  • généraless
  • généralles
  • généralse
  • générlaes
  • générrales
  • géénrales
  • égnérales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

generales2ggénérales1gnéérales2génnérales1génréales2généarles2généraels2généraless1
Edit distance from "générales"

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 "générales"?
"générales" is spelled G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.ne.ʁal\.
What does "générales" mean?
As an adjective, "générales" means: Féminin pluriel de général.
What words are commonly confused with "générales"?
"générales" is commonly confused with "géniales", "générées", "generali". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "générales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "générales" is \ʒe.ne.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "générales" come from?
"générales" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

familiale#3,844Normandie#3,863parisiens#3,865descendre#3,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

quelconque14 variantsambassadeur14 variantsreligieuses14 variantsnomination14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list