parenthèses
\pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz\
The verdict
“parenthèses” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,784
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de parenthèse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parentheses · parenthèses · French
parenthèses · rank #17,784 · 17 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #17,784
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 248,534
- PHOTO-FINISH paniers
Nearest frequency peer: paniers (-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 “parenthèses”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ouin
ouin
82,220 corpus weight
- oxyde
oxyde
82,219 corpus weight
- paniers
paniers
82,218 corpus weight
- parenthèses
parenthèses
82,217 corpus weight
- parleur
parleur
82,216 corpus weight
- parmis
parmis
82,215 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “parenthèses” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parenthèses |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #17,784 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “parenthèses” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around parenthèses (IPA \pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,784 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de parenthèse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for parenthèses, with forms such as "aprenthèses", "paernthèses", and "parenhtèses". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "parenthèse", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is parenthèses, spelled P-A-R-E-N-T-H-È-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de parenthèse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aprenthèses
- paernthèses
- parenhtèses
- parennthèses
- parentheses
- parenthhèses
- parenthsèes
- parenthèess
- parenthèsess
- parenthèsses
- parentthèses
- parentèhses
- paretnhèses
- parnethèses
- parrenthèses
- pparenthèses
- praenthèses
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parenthèses - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parenthèses", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
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.