matérielle

\ma.te.ʁjɛl\

/\ma.te.ʁjɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“matérielle” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,420. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,420
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce qui est nécessaire pour vivre ; revenu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-materielle · matérielle · French

matérielle · rank #12,420 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,420
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 202,672
  • PHOTO-FINISH martyr

Nearest frequency peer: martyr (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “matérielle”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “matérielle” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

matérielle vs matériels
80% similar
matérielle vs maternelle
80% similar
matérielle vs matérielles
91% similar

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

Key facts for matérielle
PropertyValue
Headwordmatérielle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.te.ʁjɛl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,420
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “matérielle” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). matérielle lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around matérielle (IPA \ma.te.ʁjɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,420 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ce qui est nécessaire pour vivre ; revenu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for matérielle, with forms such as "amtérielle", "materielle", and "matréielle". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "matériels", "maternelle", "matérielles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is matérielle, spelled M-A-T-É-R-I-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui est nécessaire pour vivre ; revenu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtérielle
  • materielle
  • matréielle
  • mattérielle
  • matéirelle
  • matéreille
  • matériele
  • matérielel
  • matérilele
  • matérrielle
  • maétrielle
  • mmatérielle
  • mtaérielle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matérielle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amtérielle2materielle1matréielle2mattérielle1matéirelle2matéreille2matériele1matérielel2
Edit distance from "matérielle"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matérielle"?
"matérielle" is spelled M-A-T-É-R-I-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.te.ʁjɛl\.
What does "matérielle" mean?
As a noun, "matérielle" means: Ce qui est nécessaire pour vivre ; revenu.
What words are commonly confused with "matérielle"?
"matérielle" is commonly confused with "matériels", "maternelle", "matérielles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matérielle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matérielle" is \ma.te.ʁjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matérielle" come from?
"matérielle" 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 "matérielle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list