ministère

\mi.nis.tɛʁ\

/\mi.nis.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ministère” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,035. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,035
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Emploi ou charge qu’on exerce.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ministère vs ministre
89% similar
ministère vs ministres
78% similar
ministère vs monastère
78% similar

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

Key facts for ministère
PropertyValue
Headwordministère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.nis.tɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,035
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ministère” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ministère lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ministère (IPA \mi.nis.tɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,035 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ministère, with forms such as "imnistère", "miinstère", and "minisstère". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ministre", "ministres", "monastère", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ministère, spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emploi ou charge qu’on exerce.
  2. 2
    Fonction d’un huissier.
  3. 3
    Fonctions dans l’Église, notamment d’un prêtre (sacerdoce).
  4. 4
    Entremise de quelqu’un dans une affaire, le service qu’on rend à une autre personne dans quelque emploi, dans quelque fonction.
  5. 5
    Fonction des ministres chargés du soin des affaires publiques et dont l’ensemble constitue le gouvernement.
  6. 6
    Le département qu’ils administrent.
  7. 7
    Temps pendant lequel la personne dont on parle a été ministre.
  8. 8
    Ensemble des bureaux placés sous la direction d’un ministre et aussi le bâtiment où se trouvent ces services et la résidence du ministre.
  9. 9
    Ensemble des ministres ; gouvernement.

Synonyms

ministériat

This word in other languages

ministry(English)ministerio(Español)Ministerium(Deutsch)ministério(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnistère
  • miinstère
  • minisstère
  • ministere
  • ministrèe
  • ministtère
  • ministèer
  • ministèrre
  • minisètre
  • minitsère
  • minnistère
  • minsitère
  • mministère
  • mniistère

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imnistère2miinstère2minisstère1ministere1ministrèe2ministtère1ministèer2ministèrre1
Edit distance from "ministère"

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 "ministère"?
"ministère" is spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.nis.tɛʁ\.
What does "ministère" mean?
As a noun, "ministère" means: Emploi ou charge qu’on exerce.
What words are commonly confused with "ministère"?
"ministère" is commonly confused with "ministre", "ministres", "monastère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ministère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ministère" is \mi.nis.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ministère" come from?
"ministère" 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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Using “ministère”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-N-I-S-T-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.nis.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ministre” - see the side-by-side comparison. ministère vs ministre
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list