kidnapping

\kid.na.piŋ\

/\kid.na.piŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“kidnapping” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,235
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enlèvement généralement accompagné de demande de rançon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kidnapping · kidnapping · French

kidnapping · rank #30,235 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,235
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH khmers

Nearest frequency peer: khmers (-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 « kidnapping »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kidnapping » 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 kidnapping
PropertyValue
Headwordkidnapping
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kid.na.piŋ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,235
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kidnapping »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kidnappingse 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 « khmers » (#30,234), « kilogrammes » (#30,236), « Katanga » (#30,233). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kidnapping » est au #30,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around kidnapping (IPA \kid.na.piŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,235 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enlèvement généralement accompagné de demande de rançon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for kidnapping, with forms such as "ikdnapping", "kdinapping", and "kidanpping". 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kidnapping, spelled K-I-D-N-A-P-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enlèvement généralement accompagné de demande de rançon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La bataille n’était pas encore gagnée, mais l’ensemble des forces de l’ordre s’impliquait pour éradiquer le phénomène du kidnapping, dont étaient désormais victimes des enfants.
  2. On ne compte plus les horreurs commises par ses membres, dont la plus médiatique fut le kidnapping, en 2014, de 276 lycéennes à Chibok, dans le nord-est du Nigeria (une centaine sont toujours captives et aujourd’hui oubliées).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikdnapping
  • kdinapping
  • kidanpping
  • kiddnapping
  • kidnaping
  • kidnapipng
  • kidnappign
  • kidnappingg
  • kidnappinng
  • kidnappnig
  • kidnnapping
  • kidnpaping
  • kindapping
  • kkidnapping

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ikdnapping2kdinapping2kidanpping2kiddnapping1kidnaping1kidnapipng2kidnappign2kidnappingg1
Edit distance from "kidnapping"

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 "kidnapping"?
"kidnapping" is spelled K-I-D-N-A-P-P-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \kid.na.piŋ\.
What does "kidnapping" mean?
As a noun, "kidnapping" means: Enlèvement généralement accompagné de demande de rançon.
What are common misspellings of "kidnapping"?
Common misspellings include "ikdnapping", "kdinapping", "kidanpping", "kiddnapping", "kidnaping". The correct spelling is "kidnapping".
How do you pronounce "kidnapping"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kidnapping" is \kid.na.piŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kidnapping" come from?
"kidnapping" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list