minotaure

\mi.no.tɔʁ\

/\mi.no.tɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“minotaure” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,893
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monstre au corps d’homme et à tête de taureau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-minotaure · minotaure · French

minotaure · rank #46,893 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,893
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH minarets

Nearest frequency peer: minarets (-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 « minotaure »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « minotaure » 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
Key facts for minotaure
PropertyValue
Headwordminotaure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.no.tɔʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,893
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « minotaure »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.minotaurese 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 « minarets » (#46,892), « Miroslav » (#46,894), « mercerie » (#46,891). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « minotaure » est au #46,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around minotaure (IPA \mi.no.tɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,893 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for minotaure, with forms such as "imnotaure", "minnotaure", and "minoature". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is minotaure, spelled M-I-N-O-T-A-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monstre au corps d’homme et à tête de taureau.
  2. 2
    Représentation artistique du Minotaure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un minotaure en marbre datant de l’époque romaine.

This word in other languages

minotaur(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnotaure
  • minnotaure
  • minoature
  • minotarue
  • minotauer
  • minotaurre
  • minottaure
  • minotuare
  • mintoaure
  • miontaure
  • mminotaure
  • mniotaure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imnotaure2minnotaure1minoature2minotarue2minotauer2minotaurre1minottaure1minotuare2
Edit distance from "minotaure"

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 "minotaure"?
"minotaure" is spelled M-I-N-O-T-A-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.no.tɔʁ\.
What does "minotaure" mean?
As a noun, "minotaure" means: Monstre au corps d’homme et à tête de taureau.
What are common misspellings of "minotaure"?
Common misspellings include "imnotaure", "minnotaure", "minoature", "minotarue", "minotauer". The correct spelling is "minotaure".
How do you pronounce "minotaure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minotaure" is \mi.no.tɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minotaure" come from?
"minotaure" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mocassins#46,896marathons#46,882magnanime#46,877naturiste#46,909

Similar misspelling depth

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

minarets12 variantsMiroslav12 variantsnavigant12 variantsnocivité12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list