percutant

\pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\

/\pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“percutant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,176
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie un instrument dont on joue en le frappant, tel que le tambour, la timbale, le gong.

Corpus desk

Index FR-percutant · percutant · French

percutant · rank #31,176 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,176
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH perceuse

Nearest frequency peer: perceuse (-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 « percutant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « percutant » 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).

percutant vs perçant
67% similar

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

Key facts for percutant
PropertyValue
Headwordpercutant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,176
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « percutant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).percutantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « perceuse » (#31,175), « perruques » (#31,177), « penchent » (#31,174). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « percutant » est au #31,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around percutant (IPA \pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,176 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for percutant, with forms such as "eprcutant", "pecrutant", and "perccutant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "perçant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is percutant, spelled P-E-R-C-U-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie un instrument dont on joue en le frappant, tel que le tambour, la timbale, le gong.
  2. 2
    Qui percute, qualifie un projectile d'artillerie qui éclate en touchant un obstacle.
  3. 3
    Qui fait forte impression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’avais fait le choix d’un costume de travail approprié à la circonstance ; devant la poitrine deux sacs à sable, chacun contenant quatre grenades à manche, celles de gauche percutantes, celles de droite fusantes ; dans la poche gauche de la tunique, un pistolet suspendu par une longue courroie ; dans la poche droite du pantalon, un petit pistolet Mauser…
  2. Obus percutant.

This word in other languages

striking(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprcutant
  • pecrutant
  • perccutant
  • perctuant
  • percuatnt
  • percutannt
  • percutantt
  • percutatn
  • percutnat
  • percuttant
  • perrcutant
  • peructant
  • ppercutant
  • precutant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprcutant2pecrutant2perccutant1perctuant2percuatnt2percutannt1percutantt1percutatn2
Edit distance from "percutant"

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 "percutant"?
"percutant" is spelled P-E-R-C-U-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\.
What does "percutant" mean?
As an adjective, "percutant" means: Qualifie un instrument dont on joue en le frappant, tel que le tambour, la timbale, le gong.
What words are commonly confused with "percutant"?
"percutant" is commonly confused with "perçant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "percutant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "percutant" is \pɛʁ.ky.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "percutant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

perruques#31,177persister#31,178parvenant#31,168paralyser#31,166

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ravitailler14 variantsretrouvais14 variantsLafontaine14 variantsintéresses14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list