neutraliser

\nø.tʁa.li.ze\

/\nø.tʁa.li.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“neutraliser” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,694
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre neutre un acide, un alcali ou sel par une opération chimique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-neutraliser · neutraliser · French

neutraliser · rank #15,694 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,694
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH NDLR

Nearest frequency peer: NDLR (-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 « neutraliser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « neutraliser » 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).

neutraliser vs neutralité
73% similar
neutraliser vs neutralisé
82% similar
neutraliser vs neutralisée
82% similar

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

Key facts for neutraliser
PropertyValue
Headwordneutraliser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nø.tʁa.li.ze\
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,694
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « neutraliser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).neutraliserse 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 « NDLR » (#15,693), « Nicholas » (#15,695), « Nadal » (#15,692). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « neutraliser » est au #15,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around neutraliser (IPA \nø.tʁa.li.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,694 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for neutraliser, with forms such as "enutraliser", "neturaliser", and "neurtaliser". 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, "neutralité", "neutralisé", "neutralisée", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is neutraliser, spelled N-E-U-T-R-A-L-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre neutre un acide, un alcali ou sel par une opération chimique.
  2. 2
    Annuler un flux électrique.
  3. 3
    Diminuer sensiblement la force, l’action de quelque chose, rendre inopérant, réduire à rien, à presque rien.
  4. 4
    Blesser grièvement ou tuer un suspect par une opération des forces de l’ordre.
  5. 5
    Rendre un pays, une ville, un navire neutre, assurer à un pays, à une ville, à un navire l’état de neutralité.
  6. 6
    Rendre une arme inopérante en la modifiant de façon irréversible.
  7. 7
    Fermer une voie à la circulation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neutraliser un acide par une base, une base par un acide.
  2. L’électricité positive neutralise l’électricité négative.

This word in other languages

neutralise(English)neutralizar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enutraliser
  • neturaliser
  • neurtaliser
  • neutarliser
  • neutrailser
  • neutraliesr
  • neutraliserr
  • neutralisre
  • neutralisser
  • neutralliser
  • neutralsier
  • neutrlaiser
  • neutrraliser
  • neuttraliser
  • nneutraliser
  • nuetraliser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neutraliser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enutraliser2neturaliser2neurtaliser2neutarliser2neutrailser2neutraliesr2neutraliserr1neutralisre2
Edit distance from "neutraliser"

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 "neutraliser"?
"neutraliser" is spelled N-E-U-T-R-A-L-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \nø.tʁa.li.ze\.
What does "neutraliser" mean?
As a verb, "neutraliser" means: Rendre neutre un acide, un alcali ou sel par une opération chimique.
What words are commonly confused with "neutraliser"?
"neutraliser" is commonly confused with "neutralité", "neutralisé", "neutralisée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neutraliser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neutraliser" is \nø.tʁa.li.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neutraliser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list