légionnaires

\le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ\

/\le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“légionnaires” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,694
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-legionnaires · légionnaires · French

légionnaires · rank #30,694 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,694
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lun

Nearest frequency peer: Lun (-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 « légionnaires »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « légionnaires » 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).

légionnaires vs légionnaire
92% similar

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

Key facts for légionnaires
PropertyValue
Headwordlégionnaires
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,694
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « légionnaires »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).légionnairesse 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 « Lun » (#30,693), « malaria » (#30,695), « locuteur » (#30,692). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « légionnaires » est au #30,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around légionnaires (IPA \le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,694 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de légionnaire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for légionnaires, with forms such as "legionnaires", "lgéionnaires", and "llégionnaires". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "légionnaire", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is légionnaires, spelled L-É-G-I-O-N-N-A-I-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de légionnaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les légionnaires du centurion Marcus, officier d’Arles, participaient vendredi 12 août à une marche expérimentale sur quatre kilomètres entre Le Fâ et Arces-sur-Gironde.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • legionnaires
  • lgéionnaires
  • llégionnaires
  • léggionnaires
  • léginonaires
  • légionaires
  • légionanires
  • légionnaiers
  • légionnairess
  • légionnairres
  • légionnairse
  • légionnaries
  • légionniares
  • légoinnaires
  • léigonnaires
  • élgionnaires

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

legionnaires1lgéionnaires2llégionnaires1léggionnaires1léginonaires2légionaires1légionanires2légionnaiers2
Edit distance from "légionnaires"

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 "légionnaires"?
"légionnaires" is spelled L-É-G-I-O-N-N-A-I-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ\.
What does "légionnaires" mean?
As a noun, "légionnaires" means: Pluriel de légionnaire.
What words are commonly confused with "légionnaires"?
"légionnaires" is commonly confused with "légionnaire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "légionnaires"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "légionnaires" is \le.ʒjɔ.nɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "légionnaires" come from?
"légionnaires" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list