idiote

\i.djɔt\

/\i.djɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“idiote” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,954
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme ou fille idiote.

Corpus desk

Index FR-idiote · idiote · French

idiote · rank #14,954 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,954
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH identifiée

Nearest frequency peer: identifiée (-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 « idiote »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « idiote » 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).

idiote vs idole
67% similar
idiote vs imite
67% similar
idiote vs idiots
83% similar

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

Key facts for idiote
PropertyValue
Headwordidiote
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.djɔt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,954
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « idiote »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.idiotese 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 « identifiée » (#14,953), « imprimante » (#14,955), « hôtellerie » (#14,952). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « idiote » est au #14,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around idiote (IPA \i.djɔt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,954 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Femme ou fille idiote.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for idiote, with forms such as "diiote", "iddiote", and "idioet". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "idole", "imite", "idiots", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is idiote, spelled I-D-I-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme ou fille idiote.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Immobile auprès d’elle, Geneviève tenait à la main un rameau que Stéphanie était sans doute allée détacher de la plus haute cime d’un peuplier, et l’idiote agitait doucement ce feuillage au-dessus de sa compagne endormie, pour chasser les mouches et fraîchir l’atmosphère.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • diiote
  • iddiote
  • idioet
  • idiotte
  • iditoe
  • idoite
  • iidote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

diiote2iddiote1idioet2idiotte1iditoe2idoite2iidote2
Edit distance from "idiote"

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 "idiote"?
"idiote" is spelled I-D-I-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.djɔt\.
What does "idiote" mean?
As a noun, "idiote" means: Femme ou fille idiote.
What words are commonly confused with "idiote"?
"idiote" is commonly confused with "idole", "imite", "idiots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "idiote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "idiote" is \i.djɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "idiote" come from?
"idiote" 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 "idiote", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Karine#14,964garden#14,943gagnée#14,942fraise#14,940

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Indre7 variantsoffrez7 variantsphone7 variantspiges7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list