méthodique
\me.tɔ.dik\
The verdict
“méthodique” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,289
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a de la règle et de la méthode.
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 | méthodique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \me.tɔ.dik\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,289 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “méthodique” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around méthodique (IPA \me.tɔ.dik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,289 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for méthodique, with forms such as "methodique", "mméthodique", and "mtéhodique". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mélodique", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is méthodique, spelled M-É-T-H-O-D-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui a de la règle et de la méthode.
- 2Qui est fait avec méthode, avec règle, où il y a de la méthode.
- 3Qualifie une personne trop compassée qui n’agit que par poids et par mesure.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- methodique
- mméthodique
- mtéhodique
- méhtodique
- méthdoique
- méthhodique
- méthoddique
- méthodiqeu
- méthodiqque
- méthodiuqe
- méthodqiue
- méthoidque
- métohdique
- métthodique
- émthodique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of méthodique - 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.
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
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Using “méthodique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-É-T-H-O-D-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \me.tɔ.dik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mélodique” - see the side-by-side comparison. méthodique vs mélodique
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Same frequency band
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.