immatériel

\i.ma.te.ʁjɛl\

/\i.ma.te.ʁjɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“immatériel” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,630
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est sans aucun mélange de matière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-immateriel · immatériel · French

immatériel · rank #24,630 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,630
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imposables

Nearest frequency peer: imposables (+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 « immatériel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « immatériel » 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 immatériel
PropertyValue
Headwordimmatériel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ma.te.ʁjɛl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,630
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « immatériel »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).immatérielse 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 « imposables » (#24,631), « illumination » (#24,628), « illico » (#24,627). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « immatériel » est au #24,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around immatériel (IPA \i.ma.te.ʁjɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,630 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for immatériel, with forms such as "imamtériel", "imatériel", and "immateriel". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 immatériel, spelled I-M-M-A-T-É-R-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est sans aucun mélange de matière.
  2. 2
    Qui semble ne pas être fait de matière.
  3. 3
    Dont la réalité n'est pas tangible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ou, plutôt, celui-ci s’est fantomisé, est devenu impalpable, immatériel, incorporel, comme les ombres qu’Ulysse rencontrait aux Enfers.
  2. « On pense qu’Internet est immatériel, mais c’est faux », alerte Bela Loto-Hiffler, auteure du guide les Eco-Gestes informatiques au quotidien, édité par l’Ademe.

Antonyms

matériel

This word in other languages

immaterial(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imamtériel
  • imatériel
  • immateriel
  • immatréiel
  • immattériel
  • immatéirel
  • immatéreil
  • immatériell
  • immatérile
  • immatérriel
  • immaétriel
  • immtaériel
  • mimatériel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imamtériel2imatériel1immateriel1immatréiel2immattériel1immatéirel2immatéreil2immatériell1
Edit distance from "immatériel"

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 "immatériel"?
"immatériel" is spelled I-M-M-A-T-É-R-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ma.te.ʁjɛl\.
What does "immatériel" mean?
As an adjective, "immatériel" means: Qui est sans aucun mélange de matière.
What are common misspellings of "immatériel"?
Common misspellings include "imamtériel", "imatériel", "immateriel", "immatréiel", "immattériel". The correct spelling is "immatériel".
How do you pronounce "immatériel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immatériel" is \i.ma.te.ʁjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "immatériel" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imposables#24,631habitaient#24,621interfaces#24,639généralise#24,619

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ingestion13 variantshabitable13 variantsLibreville13 variantsenfantine13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list