pertinence

\pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s\

/\pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“pertinence” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,750. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,750
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est pertinent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pertinence · pertinence · French

pertinence · rank #8,750 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,750
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Partisan

Nearest frequency peer: Partisan (-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 « pertinence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pertinence » 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).

pertinence vs pertinent
80% similar
pertinence vs pertinente
90% similar
pertinence vs pertinents
80% similar

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

Key facts for pertinence
PropertyValue
Headwordpertinence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,750
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pertinence »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).pertinencese 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 « Partisan » (#8,749), « peser » (#8,751), « paiements » (#8,748). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pertinence » est au #8,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around pertinence (IPA \pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,750 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qualité de ce qui est pertinent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for pertinence, with forms such as "eprtinence", "peritnence", and "perrtinence". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pertinent", "pertinente", "pertinents", and more, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pertinence, spelled P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est pertinent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En cas de doute sur la pertinence de l'exorcisme, mieux vaut alors faire appel aux chérifs détenteurs d'une baraka reconnue pour sa puissance thérapeutique.
  2. Chacun de nous put acquérir pour une modique somme une K7 contant le reportage et vingt minutes de rush qu'il eut la gentillesse de rendre intelligentes, ce qui dut lui donner beaucoup de mal, car, honnêtement, nos déplacements rugbystiques n'ont jamais vraiment brillé ni par leur originalité, ni par la pertinence de nos pensées.

Synonyms

à-proposbien-fondé

This word in other languages

pertinence(English)pertinencia(Español)Relevanz(Deutsch)pertinência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprtinence
  • peritnence
  • perrtinence
  • pertiennce
  • pertinecne
  • pertinencce
  • pertinenec
  • pertinennce
  • pertinnece
  • pertinnence
  • pertnience
  • perttinence
  • petrinence
  • ppertinence
  • pretinence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprtinence2peritnence2perrtinence1pertiennce2pertinecne2pertinencce1pertinenec2pertinennce1
Edit distance from "pertinence"

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 "pertinence"?
"pertinence" is spelled P-E-R-T-I-N-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s\.
What does "pertinence" mean?
As a noun, "pertinence" means: Qualité de ce qui est pertinent.
What words are commonly confused with "pertinence"?
"pertinence" is commonly confused with "pertinent", "pertinente", "pertinents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pertinence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pertinence" is \pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pertinence" come from?
"pertinence" 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 "pertinence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mitterrand#8,738manuscrits#8,734rhétorique#8,771habituelle#8,719

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

générosité15 variantstransféré15 variantscréativité15 variantsconseillère15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list