incandescence
\ɛ̃.kɑ̃.de.sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“incandescence” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,226
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État d’un corps qui est chauffé à blanc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incandescence · incandescence · French
incandescence · rank #46,226 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,226
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 142,603
- PHOTO-FINISH impédance
Nearest frequency peer: impédance (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “incandescence”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- impairs
impairs
53,778 corpus weight
- impromptu
impromptu
53,777 corpus weight
- impédance
impédance
53,776 corpus weight
- incandescen…
incandescence
53,775 corpus weight
- inception
inception
53,774 corpus weight
- incontrôlée
incontrôlée
53,773 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “incandescence” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incandescence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.kɑ̃.de.sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #46,226 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incandescence” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around incandescence (IPA \ɛ̃.kɑ̃.de.sɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,226 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "État d’un corps qui est chauffé à blanc.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for incandescence, with forms such as "icnandescence", "inacndescence", and "incadnescence". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 incandescence, spelled I-N-C-A-N-D-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1État d’un corps qui est chauffé à blanc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incandescence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] ce sont ces mêmes matières volatiles, aqueuses et aériennes, qui ont ensuite formé les atmosphères des planètes, lesquelles étaient semblables à l’atmosphère du soleil tant que les planètes ont été, comme lui, dans un état de fusion ou de grande incandescence.
Barre de fer échauffée jusqu’à l’incandescence.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- icnandescence
- inacndescence
- incadnescence
- incanddescence
- incandecsence
- incandesccence
- incandescecne
- incandescencce
- incandescenec
- incandescennce
- incandescnece
- incandesecnce
- incandesscence
- incandsecence
- incanedscence
- incanndescence
- inccandescence
- incnadescence
- inncandescence
- nicandescence
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incandescence - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "incandescence", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.