patate

\pa.tat\

/\pa.tat\/ noun

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The verdict

“patate” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,213
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-patate · patate · French

patate · rank #12,213 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,213
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parois

Nearest frequency peer: parois (-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 « patate »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « patate » 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).

patate vs pâte
50% similar
patate vs plate
67% similar
patate vs patte
83% similar

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

Key facts for patate
PropertyValue
Headwordpatate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.tat\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,213
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « patate »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.patatese 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 « parois » (#12,212), « perçue » (#12,214), « parasite » (#12,211). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « patate » est au #12,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around patate (IPA \pa.tat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,213 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for patate, with forms such as "aptate", "paatte", and "pataet". 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, "pâte", "plate", "patte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is patate, spelled P-A-T-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Patate douce (plante).
  2. 2
    Racine comestible de cette plante.
  3. 3
    Toute autre plante alimentaire farineuse.
  4. 4
    ou , et Pomme de terre.
  5. 5
    Personne stupide, imbécile, gaffeur.
  6. 6
    Somme d’argent, qui correspond à un million d’anciens francs français, soit dix mille nouveaux francs français.
  7. 7
    Coup violent lors d’une bagarre ou d'un combat.
  8. 8
    Tir ou lancer puissant.
  9. 9
    Très bonne forme physique, pèche, punch.
  10. 10
    Force, puissance, nervosité, dynamisme.
  11. 11
    Massif corallien de forme arrondie et irrégulière.
  12. 12
    Trou dans une chaussette.
  13. 13
    Grosse bille, de plus grande valeur que les billes ordinaires.
  14. 14
    (Gros) nez.
  15. 15
    Pomme d’Adam.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est d’ailleurs cette souplesse qui a permis à la patate de s’adapter à l’altitude des pentes sèches des volcans hawaïens comme aux latitudes tempérées de Nouvelle-Zélande, constituant ainsi la base alimentaire de fortes structures sociétales.
  2. À côté de la case s’élevaient les magasins qui renfermaient les provisions du chef, sa récolte de phormium, de patates, de taros, de fougères comestibles.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptate
  • paatte
  • pataet
  • patatte
  • pattae
  • pattate
  • ppatate
  • ptaate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptate2paatte2pataet2patatte1pattae2pattate1ppatate1ptaate2
Edit distance from "patate"

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 "patate"?
"patate" is spelled P-A-T-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.tat\.
What does "patate" mean?
As a noun, "patate" means: Patate douce (plante).
What words are commonly confused with "patate"?
"patate" is commonly confused with "pâte", "plate", "patte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patate" is \pa.tat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patate" come from?
"patate" 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 "patate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

parois#12,212perçue#12,214plaise#12,217Mozart#12,200

Similar misspelling depth

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

porcs8 variantsrivaux8 variantsrétro8 variantsinduit8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list