modélisme

\mɔ.de.lism\

/\mɔ.de.lism\/ noun

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The verdict

“modélisme” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,227
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Construction de modèles réduits.

Corpus desk

Index FR-modelisme · modélisme · French

modélisme · rank #49,227 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,227
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH MMORPG

Nearest frequency peer: MMORPG (-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 « modélisme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « modélisme » 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).

modélisme vs modernisme
70% similar
modélisme vs modéliser
78% similar

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

Key facts for modélisme
PropertyValue
Headwordmodélisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.de.lism\
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,227
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « modélisme »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.modélismese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « MMORPG » (#49,226), « monarchiste » (#49,229), « miséreux » (#49,224). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « modélisme » est au #49,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around modélisme (IPA \mɔ.de.lism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,227 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Construction de modèles réduits.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for modélisme, with forms such as "mdoélisme", "mmodélisme", and "moddélisme". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "modernisme", "modéliser", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is modélisme, spelled M-O-D-É-L-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Construction de modèles réduits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La municipalité a ensuite convié les flottards à un vin d'honneur au cours duquel a été remise à M. Pérusat une pinassotte construite à l'atelier de modélisme naval de l'amicale et destinée au coin Marine de la mairie.
  2. Il y en a deux sortes : le train-jouet, destiné aux enfants, et le modélisme, plutôt pour les grands... l’idée, pour les deux, étant de reproduire le plus fidèlement possible un modèle existant.

Synonyms

maquettisme

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoélisme
  • mmodélisme
  • moddélisme
  • modelisme
  • modléisme
  • modéilsme
  • modélimse
  • modélisem
  • modélismme
  • modélissme
  • modéllisme
  • modélsime
  • moédlisme
  • omdélisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mdoélisme2mmodélisme1moddélisme1modelisme1modléisme2modéilsme2modélimse2modélisem2
Edit distance from "modélisme"

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 "modélisme"?
"modélisme" is spelled M-O-D-É-L-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.de.lism\.
What does "modélisme" mean?
As a noun, "modélisme" means: Construction de modèles réduits.
What words are commonly confused with "modélisme"?
"modélisme" is commonly confused with "modernisme", "modéliser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modélisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modélisme" is \mɔ.de.lism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modélisme" come from?
"modélisme" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

morbidité#49,236mégaphone#49,247maniaques#49,206numérisés#49,253

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

octroyées14 variantsLagerfeld14 variantsplongeons14 variantspléonasme14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list