idioties

\i.djɔ.si\

/\i.djɔ.si\/ noun

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The verdict

“idioties” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,932. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,932
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de idiotie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-idioties · idioties · French

idioties · rank #42,932 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,932
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ibra

Nearest frequency peer: Ibra (-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 « idioties »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « idioties » 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).

idioties vs idiots
75% similar
idioties vs initiés
63% similar
idioties vs idiote
75% similar

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

Key facts for idioties
PropertyValue
Headwordidioties
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.djɔ.si\
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,932
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « idioties »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).idiotiesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Ibra » (#42,931), « immatriculations » (#42,934), « hébergeurs » (#42,929). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « idioties » est au #42,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around idioties (IPA \i.djɔ.si\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,932 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de idiotie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for idioties, with forms such as "diioties", "iddioties", and "idioites". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "idiots", "initiés", "idiote", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is idioties, spelled I-D-I-O-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de idiotie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je crains seulement d’avoir dit un monceau de futilités et d’idioties ; mais c’est bon de dire des futilités et des idioties.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • diioties
  • iddioties
  • idioites
  • idioteis
  • idiotiess
  • idiotise
  • idiotties
  • iditoies
  • idoities
  • iidoties

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

diioties2iddioties1idioites2idioteis2idiotiess1idiotise2idiotties1iditoies2
Edit distance from "idioties"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list