mégots

\me.ɡo\

/\me.ɡo\/ noun

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The verdict

“mégots” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,934
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de mégot.

Corpus desk

Index FR-megots · mégots · French

mégots · rank #38,934 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,934
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mécanisation

Nearest frequency peer: mécanisation (-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 « mégots »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mégots » 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).

mégots vs mots
67% similar
mégots vs mets
50% similar
mégots vs menons
50% similar

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

Key facts for mégots
PropertyValue
Headwordmégots
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.ɡo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,934
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mégots »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mégotsse 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 « mécanisation » (#38,933), « métabolique » (#38,935), « myrtilles » (#38,932). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mégots » est au #38,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mégots (IPA \me.ɡo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,934 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de mégot.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mégots, with forms such as "megots", "mgéots", and "mmégots". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "mots", "mets", "menons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mégots, spelled M-É-G-O-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mégot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une antique Remington occupait l’extrémité d’une table, voisinant avec un registre ouvert et tout ce qu’il fallait pour écrire, plus un cendrier débordant de mégots, une petite lampe à abat-jour vert, un téléphone, un trébuchet sensible comme une midinette, une loupe d’horloger, une pierre de touche, etc.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • megots
  • mgéots
  • mmégots
  • méggots
  • mégost
  • mégotss
  • mégotts
  • mégtos
  • méogts
  • émgots

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

megots1mgéots2mmégots1méggots1mégost2mégotss1mégotts1mégtos2
Edit distance from "mégots"

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 "mégots"?
"mégots" is spelled M-É-G-O-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ɡo\.
What does "mégots" mean?
As a noun, "mégots" means: Pluriel de mégot.
What words are commonly confused with "mégots"?
"mégots" is commonly confused with "mots", "mets", "menons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mégots"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mégots" is \me.ɡo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mégots" come from?
"mégots" 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 "mégots", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ninive#38,942momies#38,924optent#38,953Mariam#38,914

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mouvant10 variantsnettoyée10 variantsmoissons10 variantsobligez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list