méthodique

\me.tɔ.dik\

/\me.tɔ.dik\/ adj

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
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a de la règle et de la méthode.

Corpus desk

Index FR-methodique · méthodique · French

méthodique · rank #23,289 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,289
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH méfiant

Nearest frequency peer: méfiant (-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 « méthodique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « méthodique » 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).

méthodique vs mélodique
80% similar

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

Key facts for méthodique
PropertyValue
Headwordméthodique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\me.tɔ.dik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,289
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « méthodique »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).méthodiquese 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 « méfiant » (#23,288), « métissage » (#23,290), « Napoli » (#23,291). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « méthodique » est au #23,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around méthodique (IPA \me.tɔ.dik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,289 among 5,038 “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

  1. 1
    Qui a de la règle et de la méthode.
  2. 2
    Qui est fait avec méthode, avec règle, où il y a de la méthode.
  3. 3
    Qualifie une personne trop compassée qui n’agit que par poids et par mesure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 11 mai. — Comme le 10, l'aviation ennemie agit en force dès le matin, s'attaquant de façon plus méthodique aux positions et à leurs abords immédiats.
  2. Homme, esprit méthodique.

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.

methodique1mméthodique1mtéhodique2méhtodique2méthdoique2méthhodique1méthoddique1méthodiqeu2
Edit distance from "méthodique"

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 "méthodique"?
"méthodique" is spelled M-É-T-H-O-D-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.tɔ.dik\.
What does "méthodique" mean?
As an adjective, "méthodique" means: Qui a de la règle et de la méthode.
What words are commonly confused with "méthodique"?
"méthodique" is commonly confused with "mélodique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "méthodique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "méthodique" is \me.tɔ.dik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "méthodique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list