incorrecte

\ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\/ adj

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The verdict

“incorrecte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,129
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de incorrect.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incorrecte · incorrecte · French

incorrecte · rank #34,129 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,129
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incarnant

Nearest frequency peer: incarnant (-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 « incorrecte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incorrecte » 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).

incorrecte vs incorrect
90% similar

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

Key facts for incorrecte
PropertyValue
Headwordincorrecte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,129
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incorrecte »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.incorrectese 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 « incarnant » (#34,128), « indestructible » (#34,130), « indécise » (#34,131). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incorrecte » est au #34,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around incorrecte (IPA \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,129 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de incorrect.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for incorrecte, with forms such as "icnorrecte", "inccorrecte", and "incorecte". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incorrect", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is incorrecte, spelled I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de incorrect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. De graves problèmes peuvent survenir si vous modifiez le Registre de manière incorrecte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnorrecte
  • inccorrecte
  • incorecte
  • incorercte
  • incorrcete
  • incorreccte
  • incorrecet
  • incorrectte
  • incorretce
  • incrorecte
  • inncorrecte
  • inocrrecte
  • nicorrecte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnorrecte2inccorrecte1incorecte1incorercte2incorrcete2incorreccte1incorrecet2incorrectte1
Edit distance from "incorrecte"

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 "incorrecte"?
"incorrecte" is spelled I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\.
What does "incorrecte" mean?
As an adjective, "incorrecte" means: Féminin singulier de incorrect.
What words are commonly confused with "incorrecte"?
"incorrecte" is commonly confused with "incorrect". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incorrecte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incorrecte" is \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incorrecte" come from?
"incorrecte" 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 "incorrecte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hivernales#34,117graphistes#34,108glyphosate#34,106estimaient#34,089

Similar misspelling depth

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

indûment13 variantsjoignable13 variantsglycémie13 variantsdétenant13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list