magnétisme

\ma.ɲe.tism\

/\ma.ɲe.tism\/ noun

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The verdict

“magnétisme” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,391
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie de la physique qui regroupe les propriétés des aimants et des champs magnétiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-magnetisme · magnétisme · French

magnétisme · rank #25,391 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,391
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH lyriques

Nearest frequency peer: lyriques (-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 « magnétisme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « magnétisme » 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).

magnétisme vs magnétique
80% similar

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

Key facts for magnétisme
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnétisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ɲe.tism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,391
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « magnétisme »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).magnétismese 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 « lyriques » (#25,390), « majordome » (#25,392), « luxembourgeoise » (#25,389). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « magnétisme » est au #25,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around magnétisme (IPA \ma.ɲe.tism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,391 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for magnétisme, with forms such as "amgnétisme", "maggnétisme", and "magnetisme". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "magnétique", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is magnétisme, spelled M-A-G-N-É-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie de la physique qui regroupe les propriétés des aimants et des champs magnétiques.
  2. 2
    Doctrine dont les partisans croient qu’on peut produire sur le corps humain, par des attouchements ou par des passes, des impressions propres à guérir les maladies.
  3. 3
    Ce qui semble produire un tel effet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant l’absence de nos naturalistes, M. Idrac mena à bien ses mesures de magnétisme terrestre […]
  2. Endormir quelqu’un par le magnétisme.

Synonyms

magnétisme animal

This word in other languages

magnetism(English)magnetismo(Español)Magnetismus(Deutsch)magnetismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgnétisme
  • maggnétisme
  • magnetisme
  • magnnétisme
  • magntéisme
  • magnéitsme
  • magnétimse
  • magnétisem
  • magnétismme
  • magnétissme
  • magnétsime
  • magnéttisme
  • magéntisme
  • mangétisme
  • mganétisme
  • mmagnétisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amgnétisme2maggnétisme1magnetisme1magnnétisme1magntéisme2magnéitsme2magnétimse2magnétisem2
Edit distance from "magnétisme"

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 "magnétisme"?
"magnétisme" is spelled M-A-G-N-É-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɲe.tism\.
What does "magnétisme" mean?
As a noun, "magnétisme" means: Partie de la physique qui regroupe les propriétés des aimants et des champs magnétiques.
What words are commonly confused with "magnétisme"?
"magnétisme" is commonly confused with "magnétique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magnétisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magnétisme" is \ma.ɲe.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magnétisme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lubrifiant#25,387liturgique#25,385Maupassant#25,398monégasque#25,401

Similar misspelling depth

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

norvégiens16 variantsidentifient16 variantsdécidèrent16 variantsdisposaient16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list