minéraux

\mi.ne.ʁo\

/\mi.ne.ʁo\/ adj

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The verdict

“minéraux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,198
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-mineraux · minéraux · French

minéraux · rank #10,198 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,198
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH minuscule

Nearest frequency peer: minuscule (-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 « minéraux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « minéraux » 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).

minéraux vs moineaux
63% similar
minéraux vs miséreux
75% similar
minéraux vs minerai
63% similar

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

Key facts for minéraux
PropertyValue
Headwordminéraux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mi.ne.ʁo\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,198
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « minéraux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.minérauxse 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 « minuscule » (#10,197), « mobiliser » (#10,199), « mineure » (#10,196). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « minéraux » est au #10,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around minéraux (IPA \mi.ne.ʁo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,198 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de minéral.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for minéraux, with forms such as "imnéraux", "mineraux", and "minnéraux". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "moineaux", "miséreux", "minerai", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is minéraux, spelled M-I-N-É-R-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de minéral.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnéraux
  • mineraux
  • minnéraux
  • minréaux
  • minéarux
  • minérauxx
  • minéraxu
  • minérraux
  • minéruax
  • miénraux
  • mminéraux
  • mniéraux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imnéraux2mineraux1minnéraux1minréaux2minéarux2minérauxx1minéraxu2minérraux1
Edit distance from "minéraux"

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 "minéraux"?
"minéraux" is spelled M-I-N-É-R-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ne.ʁo\.
What does "minéraux" mean?
As an adjective, "minéraux" means: Masculin pluriel de minéral.
What words are commonly confused with "minéraux"?
"minéraux" is commonly confused with "moineaux", "miséreux", "minerai". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "minéraux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minéraux" is \mi.ne.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minéraux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mathilde#10,192lucratif#10,189immenses#10,174garantit#10,168

Similar misspelling depth

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

réacteur12 variantssouffrant12 variantscristaux12 variantsconteste12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list