lesdites

\le.dit\

/\le.dit\/ det

The verdict

“lesdites” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,895
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de ledit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lesdites · lesdites · French

lesdites · rank #38,895 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,895
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leclercq

Nearest frequency peer: Leclercq (-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 « lesdites »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lesdites » 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).

lesdites vs lesdits
88% similar
lesdites vs lessives
75% similar

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

Key facts for lesdites
PropertyValue
Headwordlesdites
LanguageFrench
Part of speechDeterminer
IPA\le.dit\
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,895
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lesdites »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lesditesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Leclercq » (#38,894), « leak » (#38,893), « lavement » (#38,892). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lesdites » est au #38,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around lesdites (IPA \le.dit\), adeterminer. Corpus frequency is #38,895 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de ledit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for lesdites, with forms such as "elsdites", "ledsites", and "lesddites". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "lesdits", "lessives", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lesdites, spelled L-E-S-D-I-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de ledit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lesdites deux paroisses exposent encore que, n’ayant ni prairies ni pâturages assez considérables pour nourrir leurs bestiaux, [ils] sont obligés d’aller prendre leurs foins à deux lieues, les payer très cher et encore 3 livres de taille par chaque arpent qu’ils déblavent, même la taille pour la corvée, ce qui leur double leur taille ou à peu de chose près.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elsdites
  • ledsites
  • lesddites
  • lesdiets
  • lesditess
  • lesditse
  • lesdittes
  • lesdties
  • lesidtes
  • lessdites
  • llesdites
  • lsedites

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elsdites2ledsites2lesddites1lesdiets2lesditess1lesditse2lesdittes1lesdties2
Edit distance from "lesdites"

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 "lesdites"?
"lesdites" is spelled L-E-S-D-I-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \le.dit\.
What does "lesdites" mean?
As a determiner, "lesdites" means: Féminin pluriel de ledit.
What words are commonly confused with "lesdites"?
"lesdites" is commonly confused with "lesdits", "lessives". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lesdites"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lesdites" is \le.dit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lesdites" come from?
"lesdites" 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 "lesdites", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list