pectoraux

\pɛk.tɔ.ʁo\

/\pɛk.tɔ.ʁo\/ adj

The verdict

“pectoraux” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,342
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de pectoral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pectoraux · pectoraux · French

pectoraux · rank #46,342 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,342
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH payables

Nearest frequency peer: payables (-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 « pectoraux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pectoraux » 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 pectoraux
PropertyValue
Headwordpectoraux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛk.tɔ.ʁo\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,342
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pectoraux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).pectorauxse 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 « payables » (#46,341), « patchwork » (#46,340), « perchoir » (#46,344). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pectoraux » est au #46,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pectoraux (IPA \pɛk.tɔ.ʁo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,342 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de pectoral.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pectoraux, with forms such as "epctoraux", "pcetoraux", and "pecctoraux". 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pectoraux, spelled P-E-C-T-O-R-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de pectoral.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epctoraux
  • pcetoraux
  • pecctoraux
  • pecotraux
  • pectoarux
  • pectorauxx
  • pectoraxu
  • pectorraux
  • pectoruax
  • pectroaux
  • pecttoraux
  • petcoraux
  • ppectoraux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epctoraux2pcetoraux2pecctoraux1pecotraux2pectoarux2pectorauxx1pectoraxu2pectorraux1
Edit distance from "pectoraux"

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 "pectoraux"?
"pectoraux" is spelled P-E-C-T-O-R-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛk.tɔ.ʁo\.
What does "pectoraux" mean?
As an adjective, "pectoraux" means: Masculin pluriel de pectoral.
What are common misspellings of "pectoraux"?
Common misspellings include "epctoraux", "pcetoraux", "pecctoraux", "pecotraux", "pectoarux". The correct spelling is "pectoraux".
How do you pronounce "pectoraux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pectoraux" is \pɛk.tɔ.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pectoraux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list