phalange

\fa.lɑ̃ʒ\

/\fa.lɑ̃ʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“phalange” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,827
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formation de combat d’infanterie utilisée par les Sumériens, puis en Grèce antique et Macédoine jusqu’au IIᵉ siècle avant J.-C. Corps de piquiers pesamment armés qui combattaient sur quatre, huit, ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-phalange · phalange · French

phalange · rank #33,827 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,827
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pesée

Nearest frequency peer: pesée (-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 « phalange »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « phalange » 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).

phalange vs phalanges
89% similar

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

Key facts for phalange
PropertyValue
Headwordphalange
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fa.lɑ̃ʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,827
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « phalange »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.phalangese 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 « pesée » (#33,826), « pharaons » (#33,828), « pes » (#33,825). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « phalange » est au #33,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around phalange (IPA \fa.lɑ̃ʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,827 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for phalange, with forms such as "hpalange", "pahlange", and "phaalnge". 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, "phalanges", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 phalange, spelled P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Formation de combat d’infanterie utilisée par les Sumériens, puis en Grèce antique et Macédoine jusqu’au IIᵉ siècle avant J.-C. Corps de piquiers pesamment armés qui combattaient sur quatre, huit, douze, seize rangs de profondeur et plus.
  2. 2
    Corps de troupes.
  3. 3
    Groupement paramilitaire d'extrême-droite.
  4. 4
    Dans les travaux de Charles Fourier, groupe vivant en communauté au sein d’un phalanstère.
  5. 5
    Groupe de personnes réunies dans un même pupitre ou un ensemble instrumental homogène.
  6. 6
    Groupe de personnes étroitement uni par un intérêt commun.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aussitôt qu’il fut dans la plaine, il forma la phalange et la mit sur trente-deux de profondeur, après avoir marché quelque temps sur seize, et quand il fut près des ennemis, sur huit.
  2. Un groupe de biplans allemands, dans le but de dominer les cataractes et les usines, essayait de se maintenir au zénith en une phalange serrée que les Jaunes s’acharnaient à vouloir disperser.

This word in other languages

phalanx(English)falange(Español)Phalanx(Deutsch)falange(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpalange
  • pahlange
  • phaalnge
  • phalagne
  • phalaneg
  • phalangge
  • phalannge
  • phallange
  • phalnage
  • phhalange
  • phlaange
  • pphalange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpalange2pahlange2phaalnge2phalagne2phalaneg2phalangge1phalannge1phallange1
Edit distance from "phalange"

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 "phalange"?
"phalange" is spelled P-H-A-L-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fa.lɑ̃ʒ\.
What does "phalange" mean?
As a noun, "phalange" means: Formation de combat d’infanterie utilisée par les Sumériens, puis en Grèce antique et Macédoine jusqu’au IIᵉ siècle avant J.-C. Corps de piquiers pesamment armés qui combattaient sur quatre, huit, ...
What words are commonly confused with "phalange"?
"phalange" is commonly confused with "phalanges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "phalange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phalange" is \fa.lɑ̃ʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phalange" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pharaons#33,828piquante#33,835possédés#33,837opposera#33,808

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

philippin12 variantsNespresso12 variantsnageoires12 variantsmanœuvrer12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list