Patterson

name

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The verdict

“Patterson” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,682
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-patterson · Patterson · French

Patterson · rank #28,682 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,682
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH patrimoniaux

Nearest frequency peer: patrimoniaux (-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 « Patterson »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Patterson » 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).

Patterson vs Peterson
78% similar
Patterson vs Pattinson
78% similar
Patterson vs pattern
67% similar

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

Key facts for Patterson
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatterson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,682
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Patterson »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Pattersonse 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 « patrimoniaux » (#28,681), « peluches » (#28,683), « parrains » (#28,680). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Patterson » est au #28,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Patterson, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,682 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Patterson, with forms such as "aptterson", "paterson", and "patetrson". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Peterson", "Pattinson", "pattern", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Patterson, spelled P-A-T-T-E-R-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le ministre de l’Intérieur est accusé de viol par Sophie Patterson-Spatz, depuis 2017.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptterson
  • paterson
  • patetrson
  • patterosn
  • patterrson
  • pattersno
  • pattersonn
  • pattersson
  • pattesron
  • pattreson
  • ppatterson
  • ptaterson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptterson2paterson1patetrson2patterosn2patterrson1pattersno2pattersonn1pattersson1
Edit distance from "Patterson"

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 "Patterson"?
"Patterson" is spelled P-A-T-T-E-R-S-O-N.
What does "Patterson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Patterson" means: Nom de famille.
What words are commonly confused with "Patterson"?
"Patterson" is commonly confused with "Peterson", "Pattinson", "pattern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Patterson" come from?
"Patterson" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Philibert#28,689political#28,695nervosité#28,665promènent#28,699

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

peluches12 variantsplongés12 variantspoivrons12 variantsponction12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list