nageoires

\na.ʒwaʁ\

/\na.ʒwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“nageoires” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,798
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de nageoire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nageoires · nageoires · French

nageoires · rank #33,798 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,798
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nacional

Nearest frequency peer: nacional (-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 « nageoires »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nageoires » 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).

nageoires vs nageoire
89% similar

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

Key facts for nageoires
PropertyValue
Headwordnageoires
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\na.ʒwaʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,798
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nageoires »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « nacional » (#33,797), « nasale » (#33,799), « Nespresso » (#33,800). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nageoires » est au #33,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around nageoires (IPA \na.ʒwaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,798 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nageoire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for nageoires, with forms such as "angeoires", "naegoires", and "nageiores". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nageoire", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 nageoires, spelled N-A-G-E-O-I-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nageoire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les quatre nageoires passèrent à l’action et l’animal tenta de s’échapper.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • angeoires
  • naegoires
  • nageiores
  • nageoiers
  • nageoiress
  • nageoirres
  • nageoirse
  • nageories
  • naggeoires
  • nagoeires
  • ngaeoires
  • nnageoires

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

angeoires2naegoires2nageiores2nageoiers2nageoiress1nageoirres1nageoirse2nageories2
Edit distance from "nageoires"

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 "nageoires"?
"nageoires" is spelled N-A-G-E-O-I-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \na.ʒwaʁ\.
What does "nageoires" mean?
As a noun, "nageoires" means: Pluriel de nageoire.
What words are commonly confused with "nageoires"?
"nageoires" is commonly confused with "nageoire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nageoires"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nageoires" is \na.ʒwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nageoires" come from?
"nageoires" 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 "nageoires", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Nespresso#33,800Moscovici#33,789packaging#33,813paparazzi#33,816

Similar misspelling depth

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

manœuvrer12 variantsphalange12 variantspharaons12 variantsphilippin12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list