Pennsylvanie

\pɛn.sil.va.ni\

/\pɛn.sil.va.ni\/ name

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The verdict

“Pennsylvanie” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,788. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,788
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État du côte de l’est, un des treize fondateurs des cinquante États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal PA), bordé par le lac Érié au nord-ouest, l’État de New York au nord, le New Jersey à l’est, le Dela...

Corpus desk

Index FR-pennsylvanie · Pennsylvanie · French

Pennsylvanie · rank #17,788 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,788
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pcq

Nearest frequency peer: pcq (-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 « Pennsylvanie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Pennsylvanie » 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 Pennsylvanie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPennsylvanie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɛn.sil.va.ni\
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,788
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Pennsylvanie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Pennsylvaniese 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 « pcq » (#17,787), « pipeline » (#17,789), « parmis » (#17,786). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Pennsylvanie » est au #17,788. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Pennsylvanie (IPA \pɛn.sil.va.ni\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,788 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "État du côte de l’est, un des treize fondateurs des cinquante États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal PA), bordé par le lac Érié au nord-ouest, l’État de New York au nord, le New Jersey à l’est, le Dela...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pennsylvanie, with forms such as "epnnsylvanie", "pennslyvanie", and "pennssylvanie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Pennsylvanie, spelled P-E-N-N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État du côte de l’est, un des treize fondateurs des cinquante États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal PA), bordé par le lac Érié au nord-ouest, l’État de New York au nord, le New Jersey à l’est, le Delaware au sud-est, le Maryland au sud, la Virginie-Occidentale au sud-ouest, et l’Ohio au nord-ouest. Sa capitale est Harrisburg.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La police attend avec des mitrailleuses et des gaz les grévistes noirs de Pennsylvanie.
  2. Aujourd'hui, la moitié des communautés amish de Pennsylvanie ne pratiquent plus la culture du tabac pour des raisons morales : est-il concevable de cultiver une plante dangereuse pour la santé de l'homme ?

This word in other languages

Pennsylvania(English)Pensilvania(Español)Pennsylvania(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnnsylvanie
  • pennslyvanie
  • pennssylvanie
  • pennsylavnie
  • pennsyllvanie
  • pennsylvaine
  • pennsylvanei
  • pennsylvannie
  • pennsylvnaie
  • pennsylvvanie
  • pennsyvlanie
  • pennsyylvanie
  • pennyslvanie
  • pensnylvanie
  • pensylvanie
  • pnensylvanie
  • ppennsylvanie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epnnsylvanie2pennslyvanie2pennssylvanie1pennsylavnie2pennsyllvanie1pennsylvaine2pennsylvanei2pennsylvannie1
Edit distance from "Pennsylvanie"

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 "Pennsylvanie"?
"Pennsylvanie" is spelled P-E-N-N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛn.sil.va.ni\.
What does "Pennsylvanie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pennsylvanie" means: État du côte de l’est, un des treize fondateurs des cinquante États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal PA), bordé par le lac Érié au nord-ouest, l’État de New York au nord, le New Jersey à l’est, le Dela...
What are common misspellings of "Pennsylvanie"?
Common misspellings include "epnnsylvanie", "pennslyvanie", "pennssylvanie", "pennsylavnie", "pennsyllvanie". The correct spelling is "Pennsylvanie".
How do you pronounce "Pennsylvanie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pennsylvanie" is \pɛn.sil.va.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pennsylvanie" come from?
"Pennsylvanie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

parenthèses17 variantspétrolières17 variantsmagnétiques17 variantsamérindiens17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list