misanthrope

\mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\

/\mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\/ noun

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The verdict

“misanthrope” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,347
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui éprouve de l’hostilité, voire de la haine envers le genre humain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-misanthrope · misanthrope · French

misanthrope · rank #33,347 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,347
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH matelots

Nearest frequency peer: matelots (-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 « misanthrope »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « misanthrope » 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 misanthrope
PropertyValue
Headwordmisanthrope
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,347
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « misanthrope »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).misanthropese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « matelots » (#33,346), « missive » (#33,348), « masquée » (#33,345). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « misanthrope » est au #33,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around misanthrope (IPA \mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,347 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for misanthrope, with forms such as "imsanthrope", "miasnthrope", and "misanhtrope". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is misanthrope, spelled M-I-S-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui éprouve de l’hostilité, voire de la haine envers le genre humain.
  2. 2
    Personne qui est d’humeur maussade, chagrine et qui fuit les relations avec les autres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plus j'ai réfléchi à une singularité si frappante dans l'histoire de l'espèce humaine, & plus je me suis convaincu que les misogynes & les misanthropes de l'Attique étoient réellement atteints d'une maladie qui avoit beaucoup de rapport avec celle qu'on nommoit la Nympholepsie.
  2. J’ai en aversion les misanthropes. Ils tettent leur pouce et le trouvent amer… Ils n’avaient qu’à ne pas l’enduire d’aloès.

This word in other languages

misanthrope(English)misántropo(Español)Menschenfeind(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsanthrope
  • miasnthrope
  • misanhtrope
  • misannthrope
  • misanthhrope
  • misanthorpe
  • misanthroep
  • misanthroppe
  • misanthrpoe
  • misanthrrope
  • misantrhope
  • misantthrope
  • misatnhrope
  • misnathrope
  • missanthrope
  • mmisanthrope
  • msianthrope

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imsanthrope2miasnthrope2misanhtrope2misannthrope1misanthhrope1misanthorpe2misanthroep2misanthroppe1
Edit distance from "misanthrope"

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 "misanthrope"?
"misanthrope" is spelled M-I-S-A-N-T-H-R-O-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\.
What does "misanthrope" mean?
As a noun, "misanthrope" means: Personne qui éprouve de l’hostilité, voire de la haine envers le genre humain.
What are common misspellings of "misanthrope"?
Common misspellings include "imsanthrope", "miasnthrope", "misanhtrope", "misannthrope", "misanthhrope". The correct spelling is "misanthrope".
How do you pronounce "misanthrope"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "misanthrope" is \mi.zɑ̃.tʁɔp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "misanthrope" come from?
"misanthrope" 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 "misanthrope", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

majestueuse#33,339libertaires#33,332irrévocable#33,315inexistants#33,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

martiniquais17 variantshygiéniques17 variantsprophétique17 variantscommémoratif17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list