nécropole

\ne.kʁɔ.pɔl\

/\ne.kʁɔ.pɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“nécropole” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,280
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-necropole · nécropole · French

nécropole · rank #30,280 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,280
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Néerlandaises

Nearest frequency peer: Néerlandaises (+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 « nécropole »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nécropole » 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 nécropole
PropertyValue
Headwordnécropole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ne.kʁɔ.pɔl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,280
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nécropole »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nécropolese 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 « Néerlandaises » (#30,281), « notations » (#30,278), « ng » (#30,276). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nécropole » est au #30,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around nécropole (IPA \ne.kʁɔ.pɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,280 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nécropole, with forms such as "ncéropole", "necropole", and "nnécropole". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is nécropole, spelled N-É-C-R-O-P-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cimetière.
  2. 2
    Cimetière.
  3. 3
    Cimetière militaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ah! cette ville imbécile et mortelle […] Elle prend des aspects de nécropole où les macchabées folâtres auraient licence de grimacer et de gesticuler sous un ciel putride, gonflé comme un égout.
  2. Les nécropoles étaient quelquefois de vastes souterrains.

This word in other languages

necropolis(English)necrópolis(Español)Nekropole(Deutsch)necrópole(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ncéropole
  • necropole
  • nnécropole
  • néccropole
  • nécorpole
  • nécroople
  • nécroploe
  • nécropoel
  • nécropolle
  • nécroppole
  • nécrpoole
  • nécrropole
  • nércopole
  • éncropole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ncéropole2necropole1nnécropole1néccropole1nécorpole2nécroople2nécroploe2nécropoel2
Edit distance from "nécropole"

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 "nécropole"?
"nécropole" is spelled N-É-C-R-O-P-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.kʁɔ.pɔl\.
What does "nécropole" mean?
As a noun, "nécropole" means: Cimetière.
What are common misspellings of "nécropole"?
Common misspellings include "ncéropole", "necropole", "nnécropole", "néccropole", "nécorpole". The correct spelling is "nécropole".
How do you pronounce "nécropole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nécropole" is \ne.kʁɔ.pɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nécropole" come from?
"nécropole" 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 "nécropole", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

notations#30,278ordonnant#30,289monticule#30,268mobilisée#30,265

Similar misspelling depth

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

messageries14 variantsparfumerie14 variantsponctuels14 variantskidnapping14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list