nitrates

\ni.tʁat\

/\ni.tʁat\/ noun

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The verdict

“nitrates” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,718
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 nitrate.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nitrates · nitrates · French

nitrates · rank #30,718 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,718
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH niant

Nearest frequency peer: niant (-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 « nitrates »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « nitrates » 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).

nitrates vs nitrate
88% similar

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

Key facts for nitrates
PropertyValue
Headwordnitrates
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ni.tʁat\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,718
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « nitrates »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).nitratesse 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 « niant » (#30,717), « notées » (#30,719), « nuancée » (#30,720). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nitrates » est au #30,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around nitrates (IPA \ni.tʁat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,718 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de nitrate.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for nitrates, with forms such as "intrates", "nirtates", and "nitartes". 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, "nitrate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nitrates, spelled N-I-T-R-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de nitrate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le plomb débismuthé subit alors différents traitements afin d’éliminer les réactifs résiduels (traitement au chlore gazeux suivi d’un lavage à la soude et/ou aux nitrates).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • intrates
  • nirtates
  • nitartes
  • nitraets
  • nitratess
  • nitratse
  • nitrattes
  • nitrrates
  • nitrtaes
  • nittrates
  • nnitrates
  • ntirates

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

intrates2nirtates2nitartes2nitraets2nitratess1nitratse2nitrattes1nitrrates1
Edit distance from "nitrates"

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 "nitrates"?
"nitrates" is spelled N-I-T-R-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ni.tʁat\.
What does "nitrates" mean?
As a noun, "nitrates" means: Pluriel de nitrate.
What words are commonly confused with "nitrates"?
"nitrates" is commonly confused with "nitrate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nitrates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nitrates" is \ni.tʁat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nitrates" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

oubliettes12 variantsrebondit12 variantsinformez12 variantsretenant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list