kilogrammes
\ki.lɔ.ɡʁam\
The verdict
“kilogrammes” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,236
- frequency rank, French
- 110,375
- “K” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de kilogramme.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kilogrammes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ki.lɔ.ɡʁam\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #30,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kilogrammes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around kilogrammes (IPA \ki.lɔ.ɡʁam\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,236 among 110,375 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de kilogramme.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for kilogrammes, with forms such as "iklogrammes", "kilgorammes", and "killogrammes". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "kilogramme", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kilogrammes, spelled K-I-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de kilogramme.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iklogrammes,kilgorammes,killogrammes,kilogarmmes,kiloggrammes,kilogramems,kilogrames,kilogrammess,kilogrammse,kilogrmames,kilogrrammes,kilorgammes,kiolgrammes,kkilogrammes,kliogrammes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kilogrammes - 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.
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.
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Using “kilogrammes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-I-L-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ki.lɔ.ɡʁam\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “kilogramme” - see the side-by-side comparison. kilogrammes vs kilogramme
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.