mensuels

\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\

/\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“mensuels” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,673
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de mensuel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mensuels · mensuels · French

mensuels · rank #16,673 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,673
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marilyn

Nearest frequency peer: Marilyn (-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 « mensuels »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mensuels » 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).

mensuels vs mensuel
88% similar
mensuels vs manuels
75% similar
mensuels vs mensuelle
78% similar

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

Key facts for mensuels
PropertyValue
Headwordmensuels
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,673
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mensuels »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mensuelsse 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 « Marilyn » (#16,672), « messie » (#16,674), « manteaux » (#16,671). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mensuels » est au #16,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mensuels (IPA \mɑ̃.sɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,673 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de mensuel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mensuels, with forms such as "emnsuels", "mennsuels", and "menseuls". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mensuel", "manuels", "mensuelle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mensuels, spelled M-E-N-S-U-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de mensuel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « Nous demandons dans un premier temps que les personnels des crèches touchent la prime Ségur de 183 € mensuels », réclame Julie Marty-Pichon, porte-parole du collectif Pas de bébé à la consigne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnsuels
  • mennsuels
  • menseuls
  • menssuels
  • mensuells
  • mensuelss
  • mensuesl
  • mensules
  • menusels
  • mesnuels
  • mmensuels
  • mnesuels

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emnsuels2mennsuels1menseuls2menssuels1mensuells1mensuelss1mensuesl2mensules2
Edit distance from "mensuels"

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list