pèlerins

\pɛl.ʁɛ̃\

/\pɛl.ʁɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“pèlerins” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,453
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-pelerins · pèlerins · French

pèlerins · rank #13,453 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,453
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH québécoises

Nearest frequency peer: québécoises (+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 « pèlerins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pèlerins » 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).

pèlerins vs pleins
75% similar
pèlerins vs Pellerin
50% similar
pèlerins vs pèlerin
88% similar

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

Key facts for pèlerins
PropertyValue
Headwordpèlerins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛl.ʁɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,453
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pèlerins »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pèlerinsse 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 « québécoises » (#13,454), « provoquée » (#13,451), « raide » (#13,455). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pèlerins » est au #13,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around pèlerins (IPA \pɛl.ʁɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,453 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de pèlerin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pèlerins, with forms such as "pelerins", "plèerins", and "ppèlerins". 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, "pleins", "Pellerin", "pèlerin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pèlerins, spelled P-È-L-E-R-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de pèlerin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pelerins
  • plèerins
  • ppèlerins
  • pèelrins
  • pèleirns
  • pèlerinns
  • pèlerinss
  • pèlerisn
  • pèlernis
  • pèlerrins
  • pèllerins
  • pèlreins
  • èplerins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pelerins1plèerins2ppèlerins1pèelrins2pèleirns2pèlerinns1pèlerinss1pèlerisn2
Edit distance from "pèlerins"

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 "pèlerins"?
"pèlerins" is spelled P-È-L-E-R-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛl.ʁɛ̃\.
What does "pèlerins" mean?
As an adjective, "pèlerins" means: Masculin pluriel de pèlerin.
What words are commonly confused with "pèlerins"?
"pèlerins" is commonly confused with "pleins", "Pellerin", "pèlerin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pèlerins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pèlerins" is \pɛl.ʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pèlerins" come from?
"pèlerins" 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 "pèlerins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regagner#13,462patronat#13,443revenons#13,466offensif#13,438

Similar misspelling depth

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

provoquée13 variantsrassemblé13 variantsprogressé13 variantsobservés13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list