minus
\mi.nys\
The verdict
“minus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,073
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individu aux capacités intellectuelles limitées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-minus · minus · French
minus · rank #32,073 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,073
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH minibus
Nearest frequency peer: minibus (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “minus”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- mesquin
mesquin
67,931 corpus weight
- mestre
mestre
67,930 corpus weight
- minibus
minibus
67,929 corpus weight
- minus
minus
67,928 corpus weight
- moineau
moineau
67,927 corpus weight
- montagnards
montagnards
67,926 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “minus” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | minus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mi.nys\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #32,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “minus” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around minus (IPA \mi.nys\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,073 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for minus, with forms such as "imnus", "minnus", and "minsu". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mis", "mus", "miss", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is minus, spelled M-I-N-U-S.
Definition
- 1Individu aux capacités intellectuelles limitées.
- 2Individu minable, en particulier sans force physique, lâche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how minus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais qu'est-ce qu'il me veut ce minus ?
Ce minus vient juste d’emménager dans le quartier et il se permet de me faire la leçon.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- imnus
- minnus
- minsu
- minuss
- miuns
- mminus
- mnius
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of minus - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "minus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "minus". Here's where to go from here.
- "minus" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mis". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #32,073 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.