maîtrisant

\mɛ.tʁi.zɑ̃\

/\mɛ.tʁi.zɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“maîtrisant” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,864
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de maîtriser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maitrisant · maîtrisant · French

maîtrisant · rank #40,864 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,864
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH matrimoniale

Nearest frequency peer: matrimoniale (-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 « maîtrisant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « maîtrisant » 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).

maîtrisant vs maîtrisent
90% similar

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

Key facts for maîtrisant
PropertyValue
Headwordmaîtrisant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɛ.tʁi.zɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,864
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « maîtrisant »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.maîtrisantse 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 « matrimoniale » (#40,863), « material » (#40,862), « mich » (#40,866). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « maîtrisant » est au #40,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around maîtrisant (IPA \mɛ.tʁi.zɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,864 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent de maîtriser.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for maîtrisant, with forms such as "amîtrisant", "maitrisant", and "matîrisant". 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, "maîtrisent", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maîtrisant, spelled M-A-Î-T-R-I-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de maîtriser.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amîtrisant
  • maitrisant
  • matîrisant
  • maîrtisant
  • maîtirsant
  • maîtriasnt
  • maîtrisannt
  • maîtrisantt
  • maîtrisatn
  • maîtrisnat
  • maîtrissant
  • maîtrrisant
  • maîtrsiant
  • maîttrisant
  • mmaîtrisant
  • mîatrisant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amîtrisant2maitrisant1matîrisant2maîrtisant2maîtirsant2maîtriasnt2maîtrisannt1maîtrisantt1
Edit distance from "maîtrisant"

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 "maîtrisant"?
"maîtrisant" is spelled M-A-Î-T-R-I-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁi.zɑ̃\.
What does "maîtrisant" mean?
As a verb, "maîtrisant" means: Participe présent de maîtriser.
What words are commonly confused with "maîtrisant"?
"maîtrisant" is commonly confused with "maîtrisent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maîtrisant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maîtrisant" is \mɛ.tʁi.zɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maîtrisant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mostaganem#40,875mutualiser#40,879obligerait#40,891paraphrase#40,907

Similar misspelling depth

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

méridionaux16 variantsirréalisable16 variantspassionnantes16 variantspériodicité16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list