paper

\ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\

/\ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\/ noun

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The verdict

“paper” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,640
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-paper · paper · French

paper · rank #22,640 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,640
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Palerme

Nearest frequency peer: Palerme (-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 « paper »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « paper » 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).

paper vs par
60% similar
paper vs ppe
60% similar
paper vs paye
60% similar

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

Key facts for paper
PropertyValue
Headwordpaper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,640
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paper »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.paperse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Palerme » (#22,639), « passablement » (#22,641), « Ouagadougou » (#22,638). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paper » est au #22,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around paper (IPA \ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,640 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for paper, with forms such as "apper", "paepr", and "paperr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "par", "ppe", "paye", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is paper, spelled P-A-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papier.
  2. 2
    Journal.
  3. 3
    Document écrit faisant état de recherches scientifiques ou universitaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Still they draw me like the bad guy in the papers
  2. She reads the paper.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apper
  • paepr
  • paperr
  • papper
  • papre
  • ppaer
  • ppaper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apper2paepr2paperr1papper1papre2ppaer2ppaper1
Edit distance from "paper"

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 "paper"?
"paper" is spelled P-A-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\.
What does "paper" mean?
As a noun, "paper" means: Papier.
What words are commonly confused with "paper"?
"paper" is commonly confused with "par", "ppe", "paye". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paper" is \ˈpeɪ̯.pə(ɹ)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paper" come from?
"paper" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list