paisible

\pe.zibl\

/\pe.zibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“paisible” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,043
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui inspire un sentiment de paix, de tranquillité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paisible · paisible · French

paisible · rank #10,043 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,043
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parallèles

Nearest frequency peer: parallèles (+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 « paisible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « paisible » 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).

paisible vs possible
75% similar
paisible vs passible
88% similar
paisible vs passable
75% similar

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

Key facts for paisible
PropertyValue
Headwordpaisible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pe.zibl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,043
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paisible »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.paisiblese 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 « parallèles » (#10,044), « organisateur » (#10,041), « pareils » (#10,045). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paisible » est au #10,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around paisible (IPA \pe.zibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,043 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for paisible, with forms such as "apisible", "paiisble", and "paisbile". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "possible", "passible", "passable", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is paisible, spelled P-A-I-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui inspire un sentiment de paix, de tranquillité.
  2. 2
    Qui est doux et pacifique.
  3. 3
    Qui n’est pas inquiété, qui n’est pas troublé dans la possession d’un bien.
  4. 4
    Qui n’est pas troublé, pas agité ; qui est calme et tranquille ; en parlant des choses.
  5. 5
    Qualifiait un lieu favorable à la pâture, un endroit où les animaux d’élevage peuvent paître.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ernestine passa trois années chez son maître, sans que rien troublât la paisible uniformité de sa vie.
  2. Avant de m’en aller vers d’autres contrées, en longeant le fleuve indomptable que les barques craignent d’affronter, j’ai vu ton toit paisible, et les degrés de pierre et le fantôme de l’été défunt, assis, les yeux fermés, contre la porte close de ton jardin.

Synonyms

alcyoniencalmetranquille

This word in other languages

peaceful(English)apacible(Español)friedlich(Deutsch)tranquilo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apisible
  • paiisble
  • paisbile
  • paisibble
  • paisibel
  • paisiblle
  • paisilbe
  • paissible
  • pasiible
  • piasible
  • ppaisible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apisible2paiisble2paisbile2paisibble1paisibel2paisiblle1paisilbe2paissible1
Edit distance from "paisible"

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 "paisible"?
"paisible" is spelled P-A-I-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.zibl\.
What does "paisible" mean?
As an adjective, "paisible" means: Qui inspire un sentiment de paix, de tranquillité.
What words are commonly confused with "paisible"?
"paisible" is commonly confused with "possible", "passible", "passable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paisible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paisible" is \pe.zibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paisible" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paisible", 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 (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list