mensuel

\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\

/\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“mensuel” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,206
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a lieu ou qui se fait tous les mois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mensuel · mensuel · French

mensuel · rank #7,206 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,206
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH M2

Nearest frequency peer: M2 (-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 « mensuel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mensuel » 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).

mensuel vs mensuels
88% similar
mensuel vs mensuelle
78% similar
mensuel vs mensuelles
70% similar

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

Key facts for mensuel
PropertyValue
Headwordmensuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,206
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mensuel »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mensuelse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « M2 » (#7,205), « mortes » (#7,207), « lou » (#7,204). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mensuel » est au #7,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mensuel (IPA \mɑ̃.sɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,206 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui a lieu ou qui se fait tous les mois.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mensuel, with forms such as "emnsuel", "mennsuel", and "menseul". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mensuels", "mensuelle", "mensuelles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mensuel, spelled M-E-N-S-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a lieu ou qui se fait tous les mois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À Marseille, où il n’est tenu qu’un seul registre d’État-Civil, le nombre mensuel des naissances pouvant être supérieur à 999, il a été attribué à cette ville deux numéros de commune, le 055 et le 155.
  2. Elle disait : « Compte tenu de votre situation, la Commission a décidé de vous accorder la carte de presse en qualité de pigiste bien que la moyenne mensuelle de vos revenus journalistiques se situe bien en deçà du seuil requis. »

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnsuel
  • mennsuel
  • menseul
  • menssuel
  • mensuell
  • mensule
  • menusel
  • mesnuel
  • mmensuel
  • mnesuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emnsuel2mennsuel1menseul2menssuel1mensuell1mensule2menusel2mesnuel2
Edit distance from "mensuel"

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 "mensuel"?
"mensuel" is spelled M-E-N-S-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.sɥɛl\.
What does "mensuel" mean?
As an adjective, "mensuel" means: Qui a lieu ou qui se fait tous les mois.
What words are commonly confused with "mensuel"?
"mensuel" is commonly confused with "mensuels", "mensuelle", "mensuelles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mensuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mensuel" is \mɑ̃.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mensuel" come from?
"mensuel" 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 "mensuel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list