poitevin

\pwat.vɛ̃\

/\pwat.vɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“poitevin” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,258
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ayant trait au Poitou ou à la ville de Poitiers.

Corpus desk

Index FR-poitevin · poitevin · French

poitevin · rank #34,258 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,258
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pontiac

Nearest frequency peer: Pontiac (+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 « poitevin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « poitevin » 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
Key facts for poitevin
PropertyValue
Headwordpoitevin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pwat.vɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,258
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « poitevin »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).poitevinse 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 « Pontiac » (#34,259), « poireau » (#34,256), « poulains » (#34,260). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « poitevin » est au #34,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around poitevin (IPA \pwat.vɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,258 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ayant trait au Poitou ou à la ville de Poitiers.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for poitevin, with forms such as "opitevin", "piotevin", and "poietvin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is poitevin, spelled P-O-I-T-E-V-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ayant trait au Poitou ou à la ville de Poitiers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais croyez bien que chez plusieurs la richesse remplaçait avantageusement l’élégance, du moins aux yeux peu connaisseurs du public poitevin.
  2. Voilà pourquoi la Haute-Saintonge a toujours attiré des populations venues d’ailleurs, défricheurs poitevins, tâcherons auvergnats, éleveurs vendéens, résiniers landoux ou réfugiés espagnols.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opitevin
  • piotevin
  • poietvin
  • poiteivn
  • poitevinn
  • poitevni
  • poitevvin
  • poittevin
  • poitvein
  • potievin
  • ppoitevin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opitevin2piotevin2poietvin2poiteivn2poitevinn1poitevni2poitevvin1poittevin1
Edit distance from "poitevin"

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 "poitevin"?
"poitevin" is spelled P-O-I-T-E-V-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pwat.vɛ̃\.
What does "poitevin" mean?
As an adjective, "poitevin" means: Ayant trait au Poitou ou à la ville de Poitiers.
What are common misspellings of "poitevin"?
Common misspellings include "opitevin", "piotevin", "poietvin", "poiteivn", "poitevinn". The correct spelling is "poitevin".
How do you pronounce "poitevin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poitevin" is \pwat.vɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poitevin" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

poulains#34,260progress#34,266ramassis#34,274paysager#34,241

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

probant11 variantsPhantom11 variantsperchée11 variantsressortie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list