pilules

\pi.lyl\

/\pi.lyl\/ noun

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The verdict

“pilules” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,718
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-pilules · pilules · French

pilules · rank #15,718 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,718
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pige

Nearest frequency peer: pige (-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 « pilules »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pilules » 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).

pilules vs pluies
71% similar
pilules vs poules
71% similar
pilules vs piqués
57% similar

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

Key facts for pilules
PropertyValue
Headwordpilules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.lyl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,718
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pilules »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pilulesse 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 « pige » (#15,717), « plombs » (#15,719), « pertinentes » (#15,716). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pilules » est au #15,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pilules (IPA \pi.lyl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,718 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de pilule.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pilules, with forms such as "iplules", "pillues", and "pillules". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "pluies", "poules", "piqués", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pilules, spelled P-I-L-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de pilule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans les rues, les pilules de cette drogue de synthèse se vendent pour 20 bahts, soit 0,50 €.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iplules
  • pillues
  • pillules
  • piluels
  • piluless
  • pilulles
  • pilulse
  • piulles
  • pliules
  • ppilules

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iplules2pillues2pillules1piluels2piluless1pilulles1pilulse2piulles2
Edit distance from "pilules"

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 "pilules"?
"pilules" is spelled P-I-L-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.lyl\.
What does "pilules" mean?
As a noun, "pilules" means: Pluriel de pilule.
What words are commonly confused with "pilules"?
"pilules" is commonly confused with "pluies", "poules", "piqués". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pilules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pilules" is \pi.lyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pilules" come from?
"pilules" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

perdait#15,713peluche#15,712poussin#15,724Ouganda#15,705

Similar misspelling depth

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

plombs10 variantspêches10 variantsordonner10 variantsrebours10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list