logiciel

\lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl\

/\lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“logiciel” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,408
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne les aspects logiques d’un ordinateur ou d’un système de traitement de l’information, par opposition aux aspects matériels.

Corpus desk

Index FR-logiciel · logiciel · French

logiciel · rank #3,408 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,408
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Loup

Nearest frequency peer: Loup (+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 « logiciel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « logiciel » 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).

logiciel vs logiciels
89% similar
logiciel vs logicielle
80% similar
logiciel vs logicielles
73% similar

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

Key facts for logiciel
PropertyValue
Headwordlogiciel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,408
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « logiciel »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.logicielse 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 « Loup » (#3,409), « intermédiaire » (#3,406), « marge » (#3,410). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « logiciel » est au #3,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around logiciel (IPA \lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,408 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui concerne les aspects logiques d’un ordinateur ou d’un système de traitement de l’information, par opposition aux aspects matériels.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for logiciel, with forms such as "lgoiciel", "llogiciel", and "logciiel". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "logiciels", "logicielle", "logicielles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is logiciel, spelled L-O-G-I-C-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui concerne les aspects logiques d’un ordinateur ou d’un système de traitement de l’information, par opposition aux aspects matériels.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’omission d’Android 12 est due au fait que le processeur Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 ne supporte pas officiellement les nouvelles versions d’Android, ce qui a augmenté la charge de travail de l’équipe logicielle de Fairphone.
  2. Il faudra réfléchir à l’architecture matérielle, mais aussi à l’architecture logicielle.

Synonyms

mentaille

This word in other languages

software(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lgoiciel
  • llogiciel
  • logciiel
  • loggiciel
  • logicciel
  • logiceil
  • logiciell
  • logicile
  • logiicel
  • loigciel
  • olgiciel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lgoiciel2llogiciel1logciiel2loggiciel1logicciel1logiceil2logiciell1logicile2
Edit distance from "logiciel"

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 "logiciel"?
"logiciel" is spelled L-O-G-I-C-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl\.
What does "logiciel" mean?
As an adjective, "logiciel" means: Qui concerne les aspects logiques d’un ordinateur ou d’un système de traitement de l’information, par opposition aux aspects matériels.
What words are commonly confused with "logiciel"?
"logiciel" is commonly confused with "logiciels", "logicielle", "logicielles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "logiciel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "logiciel" is \lɔ.ʒi.sjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "logiciel" come from?
"logiciel" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

frédéric#3,404préciser#3,419réfugiés#3,421courrier#3,393

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

médical11 variantsmétiers11 variantsamoureuse11 variantsaspects11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list