méninges

\me.nɛ̃ʒ\

/\me.nɛ̃ʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“méninges” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,608
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-meninges · méninges · French

méninges · rank #35,608 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,608
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH médina

Nearest frequency peer: médina (-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 « méninges »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « méninges » 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).

méninges vs mensonges
67% similar
méninges vs mélanges
75% similar

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

Key facts for méninges
PropertyValue
Headwordméninges
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.nɛ̃ʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,608
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « méninges »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).méningesse 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 « médina » (#35,607), « méridionales » (#35,609), « morphologiques » (#35,606). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « méninges » est au #35,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around méninges (IPA \me.nɛ̃ʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,608 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de méninge.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for méninges, with forms such as "meninges", "mméninges", and "mnéinges". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "mensonges", "mélanges", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is méninges, spelled M-É-N-I-N-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de méninge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le nerf trijumeau est également impliqué dans l’innervation des méninges et des vaisseaux intracérébraux, qui sont les seules structures intracérébrales « sensibles ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • meninges
  • mméninges
  • mnéinges
  • méinnges
  • ménignes
  • méninegs
  • méningess
  • méningges
  • méningse
  • méninnges
  • ménniges
  • ménninges
  • émninges

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

meninges1mméninges1mnéinges2méinnges2ménignes2méninegs2méningess1méningges1
Edit distance from "méninges"

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 "méninges"?
"méninges" is spelled M-É-N-I-N-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \me.nɛ̃ʒ\.
What does "méninges" mean?
As a noun, "méninges" means: Pluriel de méninge.
What words are commonly confused with "méninges"?
"méninges" is commonly confused with "mensonges", "mélanges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "méninges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "méninges" is \me.nɛ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "méninges" come from?
"méninges" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nordiste#35,616opticien#35,623malfrats#35,586lectrice#35,574

Similar misspelling depth

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

manipulée13 variantsmandoline13 variantsperdaient13 variantspoignante13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list