picture

\ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\

/\ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\/ noun

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The verdict

“picture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,908
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Image.

Corpus desk

Index FR-picture · picture · French

picture · rank #27,908 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,908
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philipp

Nearest frequency peer: Philipp (-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 « picture »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « picture » 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).

picture vs pitre
71% similar
picture vs piqûre
57% similar
picture vs piètre
71% similar

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

Key facts for picture
PropertyValue
Headwordpicture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,908
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « picture »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.picturese 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 « Philipp » (#27,907), « pigment » (#27,909), « Periode » (#27,906). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « picture » est au #27,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around picture (IPA \ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,908 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for picture, with forms such as "ipcture", "pciture", and "piccture". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "pitre", "piqûre", "piètre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is picture, spelled P-I-C-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Image.
  2. 2
    Photo.
  3. 3
    Cinéma.
  4. 4
    Film.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Let’s go to the pictures tonight.

Synonyms

image

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipcture
  • pciture
  • piccture
  • pictrue
  • pictture
  • pictuer
  • picturre
  • picutre
  • pitcure
  • ppicture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipcture2pciture2piccture1pictrue2pictture1pictuer2picturre1picutre2
Edit distance from "picture"

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 "picture"?
"picture" is spelled P-I-C-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\.
What does "picture" mean?
As a noun, "picture" means: Image.
What words are commonly confused with "picture"?
"picture" is commonly confused with "pitre", "piqûre", "piètre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "picture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "picture" is \ˈpɪk.tʃɚ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "picture" come from?
"picture" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Philipp#27,907pigment#27,909Periode#27,906pignons#27,910

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pointure10 variantsmixtape10 variantsrigolez10 variantsrécifs10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list