méthodes
\me.tɔd\
The verdict
“méthodes” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,372
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pluriel de méthode.
Corpus desk
Index FR-methodes · méthodes · French
méthodes · rank #2,372 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,372
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH mini
Nearest frequency peer: mini (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “méthodes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- italien
italien
97,632 corpus weight
- lever
lever
97,631 corpus weight
- mini
mini
97,630 corpus weight
- méthodes
méthodes
97,629 corpus weight
- option
option
97,628 corpus weight
- orient
orient
97,627 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “méthodes” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | méthodes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.tɔd\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “méthodes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around méthodes (IPA \me.tɔd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,372 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de méthode.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for méthodes, with forms such as "methodes", "mméthodes", and "mtéhodes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "method", "Methode", "météores", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is méthodes, spelled M-É-T-H-O-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de méthode.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how méthodes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La multiplicité des méthodes et surtout des résultats éveille chez les étudiants le sentiment que l’exégèse néotestamentaire ne conduit pas tant à une compréhension qu’à une incertitude généralisée.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- methodes
- mméthodes
- mtéhodes
- méhtodes
- méthdoes
- méthhodes
- méthoddes
- méthodess
- méthodse
- méthoeds
- métohdes
- métthodes
- émthodes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of méthodes - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "méthodes", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "méthodes" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "method". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,372 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.