gladiateurs

\ɡla.dja.tœʁ\

/\ɡla.dja.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“gladiateurs” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #30,626 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#30,626
frequency rank, French
11
letters
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de gladiateur.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gladiateurs vs gladiateur
91% similar

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

Key facts for gladiateurs
PropertyValue
Headwordgladiateurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡla.dja.tœʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,626
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gladiateurs” 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). gladiateurs lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for gladiateurs is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡla.dja.tœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #30,626 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de gladiateur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gladiateurs, with forms such as "galdiateurs", "ggladiateurs", and "gladaiteurs". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "gladiateur", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gladiateurs, spelled G-L-A-D-I-A-T-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gladiateur.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: galdiateurs,ggladiateurs,gladaiteurs,gladdiateurs,gladiaeturs,gladiaterus,gladiateurrs,gladiateurss,gladiateusr,gladiatteurs,gladiatuers,gladitaeurs,glaidateurs,gldaiateurs,glladiateurs,lgadiateurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

galdiateurs2ggladiateurs1gladaiteurs2gladdiateurs1gladiaeturs2gladiaterus2gladiateurrs1gladiateurss1
Edit distance from "gladiateurs"

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 "gladiateurs"?
"gladiateurs" is spelled G-L-A-D-I-A-T-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡla.dja.tœʁ\.
What does "gladiateurs" mean?
As a noun, "gladiateurs" means: Pluriel de gladiateur.
What words are commonly confused with "gladiateurs"?
"gladiateurs" is commonly confused with "gladiateur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gladiateurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gladiateurs" is \ɡla.dja.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gladiateurs" come from?
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Using “gladiateurs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-D-I-A-T-E-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡla.dja.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gladiateur” - see the side-by-side comparison. gladiateurs vs gladiateur
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list