harper

^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pe\

/^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“harper” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,707
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jouer de la harpe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-harper · harper · French

harper · rank #7,707 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,707
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH habits

Nearest frequency peer: habits (-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 « harper »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « harper » 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).

harper vs hâter
50% similar
harper vs hurler
67% similar
harper vs herpès
50% similar

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

Key facts for harper
PropertyValue
Headwordharper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,707
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « harper »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).harperse 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 « habits » (#7,706), « hostile » (#7,708), « Guadeloupe » (#7,705). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « harper » est au #7,707. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around harper (IPA ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,707 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for harper, with forms such as "ahrper", "haprer", and "harepr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "hâter", "hurler", "herpès", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is harper, spelled H-A-R-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jouer de la harpe.
  2. 2
    Lever une des jambes de derrière plus haut que l’autre sans plier le jarret, en parlant d’un cheval.
  3. 3
    Faire une harpe, c'est à dire disposer les pierres, les parpaings ou les briques de manière alternée dans un angle.
  4. 4
    Attraper un poisson avec un harpeau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Même en l'absence des ménestrels on entendait donc de la musique dans les châteaux du moyen âge; on chantait, on harpait, on viélait, […].
  2. Il cachait sa harpe, sa seule consolation, dans un arbre creux. Mais, quand le jour était beau, il s’empressait de la prendre et harpait pour son plaisir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrper
  • haprer
  • harepr
  • harperr
  • harpper
  • harpre
  • harrper
  • hharper
  • hraper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harper - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahrper2haprer2harepr2harperr1harpper1harpre2harrper1hharper1
Edit distance from "harper"

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 "harper"?
"harper" is spelled H-A-R-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pe\.
What does "harper" mean?
As a verb, "harper" means: Jouer de la harpe.
What words are commonly confused with "harper"?
"harper" is commonly confused with "hâter", "hurler", "herpès". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harper" is ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harper" come from?
"harper" 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 "harper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

habits#7,706Howard#7,709glaces#7,701frites#7,697

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

inédit9 variantsloyers9 variantsenterré9 variantsparker9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list