himself

\im.sɛlf\

/\im.sɛlf\/ pron

The verdict

“himself” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,939
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lui-même (utilisé avec une nuance de respect).

Corpus desk

Index FR-himself · himself · French

himself · rank #47,939 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,939
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH higher

Nearest frequency peer: higher (-2 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 « himself »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « himself » 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
Key facts for himself
PropertyValue
Headwordhimself
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\im.sɛlf\
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,939
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « himself »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.himselfse 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 « higher » (#47,937), « homologués » (#47,941), « herméneutique » (#47,936). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « himself » est au #47,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around himself (IPA \im.sɛlf\), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #47,939 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lui-même (utilisé avec une nuance de respect).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for himself, with forms such as "hhimself", "himeslf", and "himmself". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is himself, spelled H-I-M-S-E-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lui-même (utilisé avec une nuance de respect).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diffusé chaque soir à 22 h 55 sur la Une, le programme permet à nos lectrices et à nos lecteurs de retrouver l’esprit des Nuls, le collectif découvert sur Canal+ dans les années 1990, composé d’Alain Chabat himself, de Dominique Farrugia, de Chantal Lauby et de Bruno Carette.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhimself
  • himeslf
  • himmself
  • himsefl
  • himselff
  • himsellf
  • himslef
  • himsself
  • hismelf
  • hmiself
  • ihmself

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhimself1himeslf2himmself1himsefl2himselff1himsellf1himslef2himsself1
Edit distance from "himself"

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 "himself"?
"himself" is spelled H-I-M-S-E-L-F. The IPA pronunciation is \im.sɛlf\.
What does "himself" mean?
As a pronoun, "himself" means: Lui-même (utilisé avec une nuance de respect).
What are common misspellings of "himself"?
Common misspellings include "hhimself", "himeslf", "himmself", "himsefl", "himselff". The correct spelling is "himself".
How do you pronounce "himself"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "himself" is \im.sɛlf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "himself" come from?
"himself" 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 "himself", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list