pixel

\pik.sɛl\

/\pik.sɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“pixel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,817
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le plus petit élément d’une image numérique ou d’un écran, arrangé en forme d’un plan, auquel on puisse affecter individuellement des caractéristiques visuelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pixel · pixel · French

pixel · rank #20,817 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,817
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH photographiqu…

Nearest frequency peer: photographiques (-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 « pixel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pixel » 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).

pixel vs puel
60% similar
pixel vs pixels
83% similar
pixel vs pie
60% similar

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

Key facts for pixel
PropertyValue
Headwordpixel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pik.sɛl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,817
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pixel »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).pixelse 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 « photographiques » (#20,816), « plantée » (#20,818), « phoque » (#20,815). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pixel » est au #20,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pixel (IPA \pik.sɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,817 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pixel, with forms such as "ipxel", "piexl", and "pixell". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puel", "pixels", "pie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 pixel, spelled P-I-X-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Le plus petit élément d’une image numérique ou d’un écran, arrangé en forme d’un plan, auquel on puisse affecter individuellement des caractéristiques visuelles.
  2. 2
    Sous-pixel. Le plus petit élément d’un écran ou d’un appareil pour afficher ou détecter une image. Un pixel d’image numérique correspond très souvent trois pixels d’écran pour le rouge, le vert et le bleu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce sont des creepypastas, ces nouvelles légendes urbaines, dont on sourit, bien malin, tant qu’il fait jour. On n’en parle guère, sinon le soir, cérémonieusement, de préférence en pixels, pour ajouter son grain de sel.
  2. Le concept a été formulé il y a des décennies : stimuler électriquement le cerveau pour qu'il "voie" des points lumineux ou "phosphènes", des sortes de pixels, mais avec de la profondeur en plus.

This word in other languages

pixel(English)píxel(Español)Pixel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipxel
  • piexl
  • pixell
  • pixle
  • pixxel
  • ppixel
  • pxiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipxel2piexl2pixell1pixle2pixxel1ppixel1pxiel2
Edit distance from "pixel"

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 "pixel"?
"pixel" is spelled P-I-X-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \pik.sɛl\.
What does "pixel" mean?
As a noun, "pixel" means: Le plus petit élément d’une image numérique ou d’un écran, arrangé en forme d’un plan, auquel on puisse affecter individuellement des caractéristiques visuelles.
What words are commonly confused with "pixel"?
"pixel" is commonly confused with "puel", "pixels", "pie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pixel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pixel" is \pik.sɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pixel" come from?
"pixel" 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 "pixel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

parer#20,808quote#20,831rogue#20,845silex#20,854

Similar misspelling depth

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

lilas7 variantslieues7 variantsSushi7 variantstirez7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list