phase

\fɑz\

/\fɑz\/ noun

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The verdict

“phase” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,783
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - États successifs par lesquels passent certains phénomènes de la vie, de l’histoire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phase · phase · French

phase · rank #1,783 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,783
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pensez

Nearest frequency peer: pensez (-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 « phase »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « phase » 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).

phase vs pose
60% similar
phase vs place
60% similar
phase vs prise
60% similar

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

Key facts for phase
PropertyValue
Headwordphase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɑz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,783
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « phase »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.phasese 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 « pensez » (#1,782), « publiques » (#1,784), « patrimoine » (#1,781). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « phase » est au #1,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around phase (IPA \fɑz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,783 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for phase, with forms such as "hpase", "pahse", and "phaes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pose", "place", "prise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 phase, spelled P-H-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    États successifs par lesquels passent certains phénomènes de la vie, de l’histoire.
  2. 2
    Cycle d’apparition de la lune et d’autres planètes, suivant la manière dont elles reçoivent la lumière du soleil au cours de leur révolution.
  3. 3
    Décalage angulaire entre des tensions ou signaux de forme sinusoïdale.
  4. 4
    Fil conducteur, également appelé fil de phase, qui transporte un courant alternatif provenant d’une même source, déphasé par rapport à une autre phase.
  5. 5
    Sortie indépendante (ayant son propre étage de stabilisation) d’une même alimentation continue. référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème)
  6. 6
    L’un des divers états de la matière qui coexistent à un instant donné.
  7. 7
    Différents états ou « variations » d'une « composante » d'un concept chez Gilles Deleuze et Félix Guattari.
  8. 8
    Génération d’un modèle de voiture caractérisée par des éléments (surtout stylistiques) spécifiques à une période donnée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La phase de civilisation dans laquelle se trouve ce peuple est encore bien éloignée de celle où nous sommes arrivés en Europe.
  2. Question oiseuse, aussi oiseuse que de demander si elle aurait pu empêcher […] le lent déclin, la désorganisation graduelle, qui, phase après phase, a délabré l’Empire occidental.

This word in other languages

phase(English)fase(Español)Phase(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpase
  • pahse
  • phaes
  • phasse
  • phhase
  • phsae
  • pphase

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpase2pahse2phaes2phasse1phhase1phsae2pphase1
Edit distance from "phase"

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 "phase"?
"phase" is spelled P-H-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɑz\.
What does "phase" mean?
As a noun, "phase" means: États successifs par lesquels passent certains phénomènes de la vie, de l’histoire.
What words are commonly confused with "phase"?
"phase" is commonly confused with "pose", "place", "prise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "phase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phase" is \fɑz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phase" come from?
"phase" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soins#1,786élève#1,796agent#1,798notes#1,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

battre7 variantsoublie7 variantslocal7 variantsJapon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list