kelvin

\kɛl.vɛ̃\

/\kɛl.vɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“kelvin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,460
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unité de mesure de la température du Système international, dont le symbole est K. Contrairement aux autres unités de température, le symbole du kelvin ne prend pas de « ° ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-kelvin · kelvin · French

kelvin · rank #36,460 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,460
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kermesse

Nearest frequency peer: kermesse (+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 « kelvin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kelvin » 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).

kelvin vs Kevin
67% similar
kelvin vs Klein
50% similar

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

Key facts for kelvin
PropertyValue
Headwordkelvin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛl.vɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,460
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kelvin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).kelvinse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kermesse » (#36,461), « kalachnikov » (#36,458), « kiffé » (#36,462). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kelvin » est au #36,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around kelvin (IPA \kɛl.vɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,460 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unité de mesure de la température du Système international, dont le symbole est K. Contrairement aux autres unités de température, le symbole du kelvin ne prend pas de « ° ».".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kelvin, with forms such as "eklvin", "kelivn", and "kellvin". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kevin", "Klein", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is kelvin, spelled K-E-L-V-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure de la température du Système international, dont le symbole est K. Contrairement aux autres unités de température, le symbole du kelvin ne prend pas de « ° ».

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Toutefois, à la différence du degré Celsius, le kelvin est une mesure absolue de la température qui a été introduite grâce au troisième principe de la thermodynamique.
  2. Ainsi, au lieu de geler à 0 degré Celsius, l’eau gèle à 273 kelvins et bout à 373 kelvins (qui équivalent à 100 degrés Celsius).

Synonyms

degré Kelvin

This word in other languages

kelvin(English)kelvin(Español)Kelvin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eklvin
  • kelivn
  • kellvin
  • kelvinn
  • kelvni
  • kelvvin
  • kevlin
  • kkelvin
  • klevin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kelvin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eklvin2kelivn2kellvin1kelvinn1kelvni2kelvvin1kevlin2kkelvin1
Edit distance from "kelvin"

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 "kelvin"?
"kelvin" is spelled K-E-L-V-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛl.vɛ̃\.
What does "kelvin" mean?
As a noun, "kelvin" means: Unité de mesure de la température du Système international, dont le symbole est K. Contrairement aux autres unités de température, le symbole du kelvin ne prend pas de « ° ».
What words are commonly confused with "kelvin"?
"kelvin" is commonly confused with "Kevin", "Klein". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kelvin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kelvin" is \kɛl.vɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kelvin" come from?
"kelvin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

jurons#36,457Larsen#36,467letton#36,472malais#36,480

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Joffrey9 variantsmenons9 variantsminutie9 variantsGroulx9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list