laideur

\lɛ.dœʁ\

/\lɛ.dœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“laideur” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,019
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État de ce qui est laid.

Corpus desk

Index FR-laideur · laideur · French

laideur · rank #29,019 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,019
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH ladies

Nearest frequency peer: ladies (-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 « laideur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « laideur » 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).

laideur vs laveur
71% similar
laideur vs Länder
43% similar
laideur vs largeur
71% similar

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

Key facts for laideur
PropertyValue
Headwordlaideur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ.dœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,019
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « laideur »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.laideurse 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 « ladies » (#29,018), « lambeaux » (#29,020), « lacrymogènes » (#29,017). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « laideur » est au #29,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around laideur (IPA \lɛ.dœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,019 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for laideur, with forms such as "alideur", "ladieur", and "laiddeur". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "laveur", "Länder", "largeur", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is laideur, spelled L-A-I-D-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de ce qui est laid.
  2. 2
    Se dit en parlant des vices et des actions vicieuses ou malhonnêtes.
  3. 3
    Chose laide.
  4. 4
    Personne laide ; individu laid

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais je déclare que Durandeau a bien mérité de la France, en mettant en circulation dans le commerce cette matière morte jusqu’à ce jour, qu’on appelle laideur. Entendons-nous, c’est de la laideur laide que je veux parler, de la laideur franche, vendue loyalement pour de la laideur.
  2. La beauté et la laideur sont relatives à qui les contemple, et nos visages diffèrent selon les jugements qu’on en porte. Les plus beaux êtres sont ceux qui recueillent les admirations les plus nombreuses. Mais ils sont beaux aussi, les vilains pour qui une admiration, même isolée, remplace l’éloge des foules.

Synonyms

mocheté

Antonyms

beautéjoliesse

This word in other languages

ugliness(English)fealdad(Español)feiura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alideur
  • ladieur
  • laiddeur
  • laideru
  • laideurr
  • laiduer
  • laiedur
  • liadeur
  • llaideur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laideur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alideur2ladieur2laiddeur1laideru2laideurr1laiduer2laiedur2liadeur2
Edit distance from "laideur"

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 "laideur"?
"laideur" is spelled L-A-I-D-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ.dœʁ\.
What does "laideur" mean?
As a noun, "laideur" means: État de ce qui est laid.
What words are commonly confused with "laideur"?
"laideur" is commonly confused with "laveur", "Länder", "largeur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laideur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laideur" is \lɛ.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laideur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kirsten#29,013louches#29,026Mansour#29,034marchez#29,037

Similar misspelling depth

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

Isabella9 variantsmollets9 variantsmonceau9 variantsmonteur9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list