panier

\pa.nje\

/\pa.nje\/ noun

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The verdict

“panier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,120
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objet portatif creux servant à contenir et transporter des provisions, des marchandises ou des animaux (à l’origine, en vannerie).

Corpus desk

Index FR-panier · panier · French

panier · rank #6,120 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,120
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH paille

Nearest frequency peer: paille (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “panier”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “panier” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

panier vs Pier
50% similar
panier vs payer
67% similar
panier vs panne
67% similar

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

Key facts for panier
PropertyValue
Headwordpanier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.nje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,120
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “panier” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).panierse 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 « paille » (#6,119), « partagent » (#6,121), « noyau » (#6,118). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around panier (IPA \pa.nje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,120 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for panier, with forms such as "apnier", "painer", and "paneir". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pier", "payer", "panne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 panier, spelled P-A-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet portatif creux servant à contenir et transporter des provisions, des marchandises ou des animaux (à l’origine, en vannerie).
  2. 2
    Objet rappelant un panier (au sens précédent).
  3. 3
    Cerceau métallique sous lequel est attaché un filet ouvert en bas et dans lequel il faut faire pénétrer le ballon.
  4. 4
    L’action de mettre le ballon dans le panier.
  5. 5
    Objet décoratif constitué d’une corbeille remplie de fleurs.
  6. 6
    Contenu d’un panier.
  7. 7
    Armature en osier qu’on plaçait sous les jupes ou les robes longues pour les faire bouffer.
  8. 8
    Le derrière des dames.
  9. 9
    Liste des articles sélectionnés sur un site marchand, qu’il faut valider pour accéder au tunnel de commande.
  10. 10
    Casier de pêche.
  11. 11
    Dispositif destiné à accueillir les diapositives lors d’une projection.
  12. 12
    Élément, placé à l’extrémité du bras d’une nacelle, pouvant accueillir une ou plusieurs personnes, un poste de commande et disposant un point d’accroche en fond de panier.
  13. 13
    Petite voiture basse en osier.
  14. 14
    Structure métallique permettant la manutention de matières radioactives et satisfaisant à des exigences spécifiques de sûreté nucléaire.
  15. 15
    Partie d’un porteur contenant les bois transportés.
  16. 16
    Groupe de crabes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’épicerie emploie un certain nombre de paniers, généralement en osier, soit pour le déplacement en magasin de ses articles, soit pour la livraison.
  2. L’autobus était bourré de paysans chargés de lourds paniers, de sacs de victuailles et accompagnés d’une marmaille d’enfant.

Synonyms

banastebourrichecorbeillecrinolinemannepanerée

This word in other languages

basket(English)cesto(Español)Korb(Deutsch)cesta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apnier
  • painer
  • paneir
  • panierr
  • panire
  • pannier
  • pnaier
  • ppanier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apnier2painer2paneir2panierr1panire2pannier1pnaier2ppanier1
Edit distance from "panier"

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 "panier"?
"panier" is spelled P-A-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.nje\.
What does "panier" mean?
As a noun, "panier" means: Objet portatif creux servant à contenir et transporter des provisions, des marchandises ou des animaux (à l’origine, en vannerie).
What words are commonly confused with "panier"?
"panier" is commonly confused with "Pier", "payer", "panne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "panier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "panier" is \pa.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "panier" come from?
"panier" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paille#6,119people#6,123plages#6,125pouces#6,126

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

story8 variantsévolue8 variantsconfie8 variantschéri8 variants

What to do next

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  • "panier" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Pier". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #6,120 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list