pardonner

\paʁ.dɔ.ne\

/\paʁ.dɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“pardonner” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,474
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accorder le pardon d’une faute commise, ne garder aucun ressentiment d’une injure reçue. — Note d’usage : En ce sens il a toujours le nom de la chose pour complément direct et le nom de la personne...

Corpus desk

Index FR-pardonner · pardonner · French

pardonner · rank #7,474 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,474
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH ouvrant

Nearest frequency peer: ouvrant (-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 « pardonner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pardonner » 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).

pardonner vs pardonnez
89% similar
pardonner vs pardonnera
90% similar
pardonner vs pardonnerai
82% similar

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

Key facts for pardonner
PropertyValue
Headwordpardonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\paʁ.dɔ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,474
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pardonner »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pardonnerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ouvrant » (#7,473), « patrice » (#7,475), « pervers » (#7,476). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pardonner » est au #7,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around pardonner (IPA \paʁ.dɔ.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,474 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for pardonner, with forms such as "aprdonner", "padronner", and "parddonner". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pardonnez", "pardonnera", "pardonnerai", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pardonner, spelled P-A-R-D-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accorder le pardon d’une faute commise, ne garder aucun ressentiment d’une injure reçue. — Note d’usage : En ce sens il a toujours le nom de la chose pour complément direct et le nom de la personne pour complément indirect avec la préposition.
  2. 2
    Excuser, supporter, tolérer.
  3. 3
    Voir sans chagrin, sans dépit, sans jalousie.
  4. 4
    Avec la préposition à.
  5. 5
    S’emploie souvent comme un terme de civilité.
  6. 6
    Excepter, épargner. — Note d’usage : En ce sens, il ne s’emploie guère qu’avec la particule négative.
  7. 7
    Faire grâce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je lui pardonne de bon cœur tout le mal qu’il m’a fait.
  2. Je vous pardonne pour cette fois, mais n’y revenez plus.

Synonyms

absoudreamnistier

This word in other languages

forgive(English)perdonar(Español)vergeben(Deutsch)desculpar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprdonner
  • padronner
  • parddonner
  • pardnoner
  • pardonenr
  • pardoner
  • pardonnerr
  • pardonnre
  • parodnner
  • parrdonner
  • ppardonner
  • pradonner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aprdonner2padronner2parddonner1pardnoner2pardonenr2pardoner1pardonnerr1pardonnre2
Edit distance from "pardonner"

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 "pardonner"?
"pardonner" is spelled P-A-R-D-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.dɔ.ne\.
What does "pardonner" mean?
As a verb, "pardonner" means: Accorder le pardon d’une faute commise, ne garder aucun ressentiment d’une injure reçue. — Note d’usage : En ce sens il a toujours le nom de la chose pour complément direct et le nom de la personne...
What words are commonly confused with "pardonner"?
"pardonner" is commonly confused with "pardonnez", "pardonnera", "pardonnerai". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pardonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pardonner" is \paʁ.dɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pardonner" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pardonner", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

porteurs12 variantslocataire12 variantsintimité12 variantsaisément12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list