historienne

\is.tɔ.ʁjɛn\

/\is.tɔ.ʁjɛn\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“historienne” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,751
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spécialiste de l’Histoire, comme science historique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-historienne · historienne · French

historienne · rank #26,751 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,751
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hermétique

Nearest frequency peer: hermétique (-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 « historienne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « historienne » 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).

historienne vs historiens
82% similar
historienne vs historien
82% similar

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

Key facts for historienne
PropertyValue
Headwordhistorienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\is.tɔ.ʁjɛn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,751
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « historienne »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.historiennese 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 « hermétique » (#26,750), « horloges » (#26,752), « hameaux » (#26,749). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « historienne » est au #26,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around historienne (IPA \is.tɔ.ʁjɛn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,751 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for historienne, with forms such as "hhistorienne", "hisotrienne", and "hisstorienne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "historiens", "historien", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is historienne, spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spécialiste de l’Histoire, comme science historique.
  2. 2
    Chroniqueuse qui écrit ou qui a écrit une histoire.
  3. 3
    Celle qui se borne à raconter des faits sans les accompagner d’engagement ou de réflexions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour réussir cette prouesse « exceptionnelle », six mois de travail ont été nécessaires à des cryptographes, associés à une historienne de l’université de Picardie, Camille Desenclos.
  2. Et « Damas n’a aucune considération humanitaire pour l’opposition », martèle Marie Peltier, historienne spécialiste de la propagande en Syrie.

This word in other languages

historian(English)historiadora(Español)Historikerin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhistorienne
  • hisotrienne
  • hisstorienne
  • histoirenne
  • historeinne
  • historiene
  • historienen
  • historinene
  • historrienne
  • histroienne
  • histtorienne
  • hitsorienne
  • hsitorienne
  • ihstorienne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhistorienne1hisotrienne2hisstorienne1histoirenne2historeinne2historiene1historienen2historinene2
Edit distance from "historienne"

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 "historienne"?
"historienne" is spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \is.tɔ.ʁjɛn\.
What does "historienne" mean?
As a noun, "historienne" means: Spécialiste de l’Histoire, comme science historique.
What words are commonly confused with "historienne"?
"historienne" is commonly confused with "historiens", "historien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "historienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "historienne" is \is.tɔ.ʁjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "historienne" come from?
"historienne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inattendues#26,758informateur#26,763intensifier#26,765intéressera#26,767

Similar misspelling depth

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

incubation14 variantslanternes14 variantsmagistral14 variantsdiscovery14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list