modifiant

\mɔ.di.fjɑ̃\

/\mɔ.di.fjɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“modifiant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,740
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de modifier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-modifiant · modifiant · French

modifiant · rank #14,740 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,740
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mixité

Nearest frequency peer: mixité (-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 « modifiant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « modifiant » 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).

modifiant vs modifient
89% similar

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

Key facts for modifiant
PropertyValue
Headwordmodifiant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɔ.di.fjɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,740
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « modifiant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).modifiantse 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 « mixité » (#14,739), « monarque » (#14,741), « millimètres » (#14,738). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « modifiant » est au #14,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around modifiant (IPA \mɔ.di.fjɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,740 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent de modifier.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for modifiant, with forms such as "mdoifiant", "mmodifiant", and "moddifiant". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "modifient", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is modifiant, spelled M-O-D-I-F-I-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de modifier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La loi du 8 juin 2008 modifiant le Code des sociétés pour y introduire la règlementation sur les fusions transfrontalières avait ainsi entre autres offert de nouvelles possibilités permettant aisément de « succursaliser » une filiale située à l’étranger, moyennant une procédure simplifiée pour une fusion entre société mère et sa filiale à 100%.
  2. Avec le succès de l’encyclopédie collaborative en ligne Wikipédia, le wiki s’est popularisé. Si beaucoup de ceux qui fréquentent Wikipédia se contentent d’y puiser des informations, d’autres y participent en créant des entrées ou en modifiant des pages en les complétant ou les corrigeant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mdoifiant
  • mmodifiant
  • moddifiant
  • modfiiant
  • modifaint
  • modiffiant
  • modifiannt
  • modifiantt
  • modifiatn
  • modifinat
  • modiifant
  • moidfiant
  • omdifiant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mdoifiant2mmodifiant1moddifiant1modfiiant2modifaint2modiffiant1modifiannt1modifiantt1
Edit distance from "modifiant"

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 "modifiant"?
"modifiant" is spelled M-O-D-I-F-I-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.di.fjɑ̃\.
What does "modifiant" mean?
As a verb, "modifiant" means: Participe présent de modifier.
What words are commonly confused with "modifiant"?
"modifiant" is commonly confused with "modifient". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "modifiant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "modifiant" is \mɔ.di.fjɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "modifiant" come from?
"modifiant" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list