mythique

\mi.tik\

/\mi.tik\/ adj

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The verdict

“mythique” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,866
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui appartient au mythe, qui est fondé sur un mythe, qui révèle un mythe. Qui est du domaine de la fable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mythique · mythique · French

mythique · rank #7,866 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,866
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mercure

Nearest frequency peer: Mercure (-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 « mythique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mythique » 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).

mythique vs mythiques
89% similar
mythique vs mystique
75% similar
mythique vs métrique
75% similar

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

Key facts for mythique
PropertyValue
Headwordmythique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mi.tik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,866
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mythique »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).mythiquese 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 « Mercure » (#7,865), « mentions » (#7,864), « nationaliste » (#7,868). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mythique » est au #7,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mythique (IPA \mi.tik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,866 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mythique, with forms such as "mmythique", "mtyhique", and "myhtique". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mythiques", "mystique", "métrique", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mythique, spelled M-Y-T-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui appartient au mythe, qui est fondé sur un mythe, qui révèle un mythe. Qui est du domaine de la fable.
  2. 2
    Complètement inventé, élaboré par la tradition et ne reposant sur aucune preuve. Imaginaire, fabuleux ; reposant sur un substrat sans doute réel, mais déformé par une tradition très ancienne, qui remonte à la nuit des temps.
  3. 3
    Très célèbre, légendaire, digne d’être célébré comme exceptionnel, qui mérite d’entrer dans les annales. Qui fait rêver ou désirer de le rencontrer, de l’obtenir, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un récit mythique. Un héros fondateur mythique. La pensée mythique. Des origines mythiques, fabuleuses. Une cité mythique. Un animal mythique.
  2. Le récit mythique de la légende d’Œdipe.

This word in other languages

mythical(English)mítico(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmythique
  • mtyhique
  • myhtique
  • mythhique
  • mythiqeu
  • mythiqque
  • mythiuqe
  • mythqiue
  • mytihque
  • mytthique
  • myythique
  • ymthique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmythique1mtyhique2myhtique2mythhique1mythiqeu2mythiqque1mythiuqe2mythqiue2
Edit distance from "mythique"

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 "mythique"?
"mythique" is spelled M-Y-T-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.tik\.
What does "mythique" mean?
As an adjective, "mythique" means: Qui appartient au mythe, qui est fondé sur un mythe, qui révèle un mythe. Qui est du domaine de la fable.
What words are commonly confused with "mythique"?
"mythique" is commonly confused with "mythiques", "mystique", "métrique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mythique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mythique" is \mi.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mythique" come from?
"mythique" 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 "mythique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mentions#7,864neuvième#7,870légendes#7,859planètes#7,880

Similar misspelling depth

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

originaux12 variantssouffrent12 variantssouligné12 variantsfiscales12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list