paperasse

\pa.pʁas\

/\pa.pʁas\/ noun

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The verdict

“paperasse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,023
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papier écrit ou imprimé qu’on regarde comme inutile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paperasse · paperasse · French

paperasse · rank #22,023 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,023
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH oued

Nearest frequency peer: oued (-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 « paperasse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « paperasse » 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
Key facts for paperasse
PropertyValue
Headwordpaperasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.pʁas\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,023
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paperasse »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).paperassese 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 « oued » (#22,022), « pastel » (#22,024), « payantes » (#22,025). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paperasse » est au #22,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around paperasse (IPA \pa.pʁas\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,023 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for paperasse, with forms such as "apperasse", "paeprasse", and "papearsse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is paperasse, spelled P-A-P-E-R-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Papier écrit ou imprimé qu’on regarde comme inutile.
  2. 2
    Masse de documents, souvent d’un intérêt douteux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ivan Antonovitch fit la sourde oreille et disparut complètement dans ses paperasses.
  2. Ces magistrats passent leurs jours à vérifier tous les bons, paperasses, rôles, contrôles, acquits-à-caution, paiements, contributions reçues, contributions dépensées, etc., que les employés ont écrits.

Synonyms

papelard

This word in other languages

bumf(English)Papierkram(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apperasse
  • paeprasse
  • papearsse
  • paperase
  • paperases
  • paperrasse
  • papersase
  • papperasse
  • papreasse
  • ppaerasse
  • ppaperasse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apperasse2paeprasse2papearsse2paperase1paperases2paperrasse1papersase2papperasse1
Edit distance from "paperasse"

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 "paperasse"?
"paperasse" is spelled P-A-P-E-R-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.pʁas\.
What does "paperasse" mean?
As a noun, "paperasse" means: Papier écrit ou imprimé qu’on regarde comme inutile.
What are common misspellings of "paperasse"?
Common misspellings include "apperasse", "paeprasse", "papearsse", "paperase", "paperases". The correct spelling is "paperasse".
How do you pronounce "paperasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paperasse" is \pa.pʁas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paperasse" come from?
"paperasse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 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