Matthieu

\ma.tjø\

/\ma.tjø\/ name

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The verdict

“Matthieu” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,425
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matthieu · Matthieu · French

Matthieu · rank #8,425 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,425
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH merveilles

Nearest frequency peer: merveilles (+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 « Matthieu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Matthieu » 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).

Matthieu vs Mathieu
88% similar
Matthieu vs Matthew
75% similar
Matthieu vs Matthias
75% similar

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

Key facts for Matthieu
PropertyValue
HeadwordMatthieu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ma.tjø\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,425
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Matthieu »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Matthieuse 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 « merveilles » (#8,426), « marteau » (#8,423), « Michelle » (#8,427). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Matthieu » est au #8,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Matthieu (IPA \ma.tjø\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,425 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Matthieu, with forms such as "amtthieu", "mathtieu", and "mattheiu". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Mathieu", "Matthew", "Matthias", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Matthieu, spelled M-A-T-T-H-I-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.
  2. 2
    Premier livre du Nouveau Testament, composé de vingt-huit chapitres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je pensais que ce serait facile de recueillir des témoignages, étant donné que trente ans ont passé, indique Matthieu Belghiti.

This word in other languages

Matthew(English)Mateo(Español)Matthias(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtthieu
  • mathtieu
  • mattheiu
  • matthhieu
  • matthiue
  • mattiheu
  • mmatthieu
  • mtathieu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amtthieu2mathtieu2mattheiu2matthhieu1matthiue2mattiheu2mmatthieu1mtathieu2
Edit distance from "Matthieu"

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 "Matthieu"?
"Matthieu" is spelled M-A-T-T-H-I-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.tjø\.
What does "Matthieu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Matthieu" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Matthieu"?
"Matthieu" is commonly confused with "Mathieu", "Matthew", "Matthias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Matthieu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Matthieu" is \ma.tjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Matthieu" come from?
"Matthieu" 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 "Matthieu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Michelle#8,427majeures#8,422passager#8,438indienne#8,411

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

levier8 variantsofferte8 variantsOliver8 variantsidéale8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list