kleenex

\kli.nɛks\

/\kli.nɛks\/ noun

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The verdict

“kleenex” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,256
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mouchoir en papier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kleenex · kleenex · French

kleenex · rank #46,256 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,256
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaya

Nearest frequency peer: kaya (-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 « kleenex »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kleenex » 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 kleenex
PropertyValue
Headwordkleenex
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kli.nɛks\
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,256
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kleenex »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kleenexse 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 « kaya » (#46,255), « Kasaï » (#46,254), « justices » (#46,253). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kleenex » est au #46,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around kleenex (IPA \kli.nɛks\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,256 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mouchoir en papier.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for kleenex, with forms such as "kelenex", "kkleenex", and "kleeenx". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is kleenex, spelled K-L-E-E-N-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouchoir en papier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cesse de renifler et prends un kleenex !
  2. Elle sortit un kleenex de sa poche, essuya les larmes et le nez de Justine avant de prendre son visage entre ses mains pour l’embrasser, un baiser sonore comme ceux de Liane, les lèvres bien collées sur la rondeur des joues.

This word in other languages

kleenex(English)Papiertaschentuch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kelenex
  • kkleenex
  • kleeenx
  • kleenexx
  • kleennex
  • kleenxe
  • kleneex
  • klenex
  • klleenex
  • lkeenex

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kelenex2kkleenex1kleeenx2kleenexx1kleennex1kleenxe2kleneex2klenex1
Edit distance from "kleenex"

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 "kleenex"?
"kleenex" is spelled K-L-E-E-N-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is \kli.nɛks\.
What does "kleenex" mean?
As a noun, "kleenex" means: Mouchoir en papier.
What are common misspellings of "kleenex"?
Common misspellings include "kelenex", "kkleenex", "kleeenx", "kleenexx", "kleennex". The correct spelling is "kleenex".
How do you pronounce "kleenex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleenex" is \kli.nɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kleenex" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list