kindle

\ˈkin.dəl\

/\ˈkin.dəl\/ noun

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The verdict

“kindle” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,709
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Groupe de chatons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kindle · kindle · French

kindle · rank #25,709 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,709
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lafarge

Nearest frequency peer: Lafarge (+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 « kindle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kindle » 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).

kindle vs Kind
50% similar

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

Key facts for kindle
PropertyValue
Headwordkindle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkin.dəl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,709
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kindle »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kindlese 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 « Lafarge » (#25,710), « Jehan » (#25,707), « Lagrange » (#25,711). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kindle » est au #25,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around kindle (IPA \ˈkin.dəl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,709 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Groupe de chatons.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kindle, with forms such as "ikndle", "kidnle", and "kinddle". 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, "Kind", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is kindle, spelled K-I-N-D-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Groupe de chatons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A kindle of kittens.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikndle
  • kidnle
  • kinddle
  • kindel
  • kindlle
  • kinlde
  • kinndle
  • kkindle
  • knidle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ikndle2kidnle2kinddle1kindel2kindlle1kinlde2kinndle1kkindle1
Edit distance from "kindle"

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 "kindle"?
"kindle" is spelled K-I-N-D-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkin.dəl\.
What does "kindle" mean?
As a noun, "kindle" means: Groupe de chatons.
What words are commonly confused with "kindle"?
"kindle" is commonly confused with "Kind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kindle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kindle" is \ˈkin.dəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kindle" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

laiton#25,712louent#25,723marsan#25,728impair#25,687

Similar misspelling depth

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

iraient9 variantsliberia9 variantslouange9 variantsobtienne9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list