magnifique

\ma.ɲi.fik\

/\ma.ɲi.fik\/ adj

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The verdict

“magnifique” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,334
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est plein de magnificence ; qui est somptueux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-magnifique · magnifique · French

magnifique · rank #1,334 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,334
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lu

Nearest frequency peer: Lu (-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 « magnifique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « magnifique » 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).

magnifique vs magnifiques
91% similar
magnifique vs magnétique
80% similar

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

Key facts for magnifique
PropertyValue
Headwordmagnifique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.ɲi.fik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,334
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « magnifique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.magnifiquese 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 « Lu » (#1,333), « mari » (#1,335), « lendemain » (#1,332). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « magnifique » est au #1,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around magnifique (IPA \ma.ɲi.fik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,334 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for magnifique, with forms such as "amgnifique", "maggnifique", and "maginfique". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "magnifiques", "magnétique", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is magnifique, spelled M-A-G-N-I-F-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est plein de magnificence ; qui est somptueux.
  2. 2
    Très beau, splendide.
  3. 3
    Pompeux, éclatant, qui fait espérer de grandes choses.
  4. 4
    Qui a des manières fastueuses, en parlant d’une personne, qui a grand air, qui se plaît à faire des libéralités.
  5. 5
    Beau par sa grandeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s'entoura des détectives les plus renommés dont il stimula le zèle par la promesse, en cas de succès, d'une magnifique récompense.
  2. À Saint-Georges, un hôtel possédait une magnifique piscine, où je vis plusieurs fêtes nautiques.

Synonyms

grandiosemajestueuxsomptueuxsplendide

This word in other languages

magnificent(English)grandioso(Español)bildschön(Deutsch)brilhante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgnifique
  • maggnifique
  • maginfique
  • magnfiique
  • magniffique
  • magnifiqeu
  • magnifiqque
  • magnifiuqe
  • magnifqiue
  • magniifque
  • magnnifique
  • mangifique
  • mganifique
  • mmagnifique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amgnifique2maggnifique1maginfique2magnfiique2magniffique1magnifiqeu2magnifiqque1magnifiuqe2
Edit distance from "magnifique"

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 "magnifique"?
"magnifique" is spelled M-A-G-N-I-F-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ɲi.fik\.
What does "magnifique" mean?
As an adjective, "magnifique" means: Qui est plein de magnificence ; qui est somptueux.
What words are commonly confused with "magnifique"?
"magnifique" is commonly confused with "magnifiques", "magnétique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magnifique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magnifique" is \ma.ɲi.fik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magnifique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ressources#1,342secrétaire#1,346évidemment#1,312uniquement#1,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

découvrir14 variantscaractère14 variantsparlement14 variantsprincipal14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list