matin

\ma.tɛ̃\

/\ma.tɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“matin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#389
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Les premières heures du jour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matin · matin · French

matin · rank #389 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #389
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mise

Nearest frequency peer: mise (+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 « matin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « matin » 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).

matin vs min
60% similar
matin vs matt
60% similar
matin vs maxi
60% similar

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

Key facts for matin
PropertyValue
Headwordmatin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.tɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#389
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « matin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).matinse 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 « mise » (#390), « titre » (#387), « plan » (#391). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « matin » est au #389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around matin (IPA \ma.tɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #389 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for matin, with forms such as "amtin", "maitn", and "matinn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "min", "matt", "maxi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is matin, spelled M-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Les premières heures du jour.
  2. 2
    Tout le temps qui s’écoule depuis le moment où le soleil se lève jusqu’à midi ; matinée.
  3. 3
    En parlant des heures qui s’écoulent depuis minuit jusqu’à midi.
  4. 4
    Commencement, début.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], mais ce lui était plaisir que de ne point manquer la sortie de l’étable fumante, dans la prime fraîcheur du matin.
  2. Qu'il prenne ça, matin et soir. Surveille sa température.

This word in other languages

morning(English)mañana(Español)Morgen(Deutsch)manhã(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtin
  • maitn
  • matinn
  • matni
  • mattin
  • mmatin
  • mtain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amtin2maitn2matinn1matni2mattin1mmatin1mtain2
Edit distance from "matin"

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 "matin"?
"matin" is spelled M-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.tɛ̃\.
What does "matin" mean?
As a noun, "matin" means: Les premières heures du jour.
What words are commonly confused with "matin"?
"matin" is commonly confused with "min", "matt", "maxi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matin" is \ma.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matin" come from?
"matin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

titre#387terre#386ayant#384belle#398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Europe7 variantschoix7 variantssommes7 variantsforme7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list