matrimonial

\mat.ʁi.mɔ.njal\

/\mat.ʁi.mɔ.njal\/ adj

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The verdict

“matrimonial” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,700. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,700
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au mariage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matrimonial · matrimonial · French

matrimonial · rank #30,700 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,700
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH marmotte

Nearest frequency peer: marmotte (-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 « matrimonial »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « matrimonial » 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).

matrimonial vs matrimoniale
92% similar
matrimonial vs matrimoniales
85% similar

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

Key facts for matrimonial
PropertyValue
Headwordmatrimonial
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mat.ʁi.mɔ.njal\
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,700
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « matrimonial »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.matrimonialse 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 « marmotte » (#30,699), « Maureen » (#30,701), « mares » (#30,698). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « matrimonial » est au #30,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around matrimonial (IPA \mat.ʁi.mɔ.njal\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,700 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for matrimonial, with forms such as "amtrimonial", "martimonial", and "matirmonial". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "matrimoniale", "matrimoniales", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is matrimonial, spelled M-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif au mariage.
  2. 2
    Relatif au couple.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Dieu nous a faits fragiles, dit-il avec fermeté. Si vous aimez l’héritière du crime, épousez-la, mais contentez-vous du bien matrimonial, et donnez aux pauvres celui du père.
  2. La morale du mariage en souffre évidemment, mais cela n’est pas d’une gravité urgente, puisqu’on sait bien que l’institution matrimoniale repose sur des bases financières et non plus religieuses ou morales.

This word in other languages

matrimonial(English)matrimonial(Español)ehelich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtrimonial
  • martimonial
  • matirmonial
  • matrimmonial
  • matrimnoial
  • matrimoinal
  • matrimonail
  • matrimoniall
  • matrimonila
  • matrimonnial
  • matriomnial
  • matrmionial
  • matrrimonial
  • mattrimonial
  • mmatrimonial
  • mtarimonial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amtrimonial2martimonial2matirmonial2matrimmonial1matrimnoial2matrimoinal2matrimonail2matrimoniall1
Edit distance from "matrimonial"

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 "matrimonial"?
"matrimonial" is spelled M-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \mat.ʁi.mɔ.njal\.
What does "matrimonial" mean?
As an adjective, "matrimonial" means: Relatif au mariage.
What words are commonly confused with "matrimonial"?
"matrimonial" is commonly confused with "matrimoniale", "matrimoniales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "matrimonial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matrimonial" is \mat.ʁi.mɔ.njal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matrimonial" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

multijoueur#30,709mutilations#30,712narcissisme#30,714nécessitait#30,722

Similar misspelling depth

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

légionnaires16 variantsinterrogeant16 variantsimportateur16 variantsquelconques16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list