poivrons

\pwa.vʁɔ̃\

/\pwa.vʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“poivrons” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,694
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-poivrons · poivrons · French

poivrons · rank #28,694 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,694
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pocket

Nearest frequency peer: pocket (-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 « poivrons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « poivrons » 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).

poivrons vs pouvons
75% similar
poivrons vs pourrons
75% similar
poivrons vs pouvions
75% similar

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

Key facts for poivrons
PropertyValue
Headwordpoivrons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwa.vʁɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,694
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « poivrons »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).poivronsse 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 « pocket » (#28,693), « political » (#28,695), « plongés » (#28,692). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « poivrons » est au #28,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around poivrons (IPA \pwa.vʁɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,694 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de poivron.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for poivrons, with forms such as "opivrons", "piovrons", and "poirvons". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "pouvons", "pourrons", "pouvions", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is poivrons, spelled P-O-I-V-R-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de poivron.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Retirez le pédoncule des tomates et des poivrons.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opivrons
  • piovrons
  • poirvons
  • poivorns
  • poivrnos
  • poivronns
  • poivronss
  • poivrosn
  • poivrrons
  • poivvrons
  • povirons
  • ppoivrons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opivrons2piovrons2poirvons2poivorns2poivrnos2poivronns1poivronss1poivrosn2
Edit distance from "poivrons"

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 "poivrons"?
"poivrons" is spelled P-O-I-V-R-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pwa.vʁɔ̃\.
What does "poivrons" mean?
As a noun, "poivrons" means: Pluriel de poivron.
What words are commonly confused with "poivrons"?
"poivrons" is commonly confused with "pouvons", "pourrons", "pouvions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poivrons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poivrons" is \pwa.vʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poivrons" come from?
"poivrons" 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 "poivrons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ponction#28,696ponctuée#28,697quenelle#28,703peluches#28,683

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

plongés12 variantsPatterson12 variantsregroupé12 variantsrelatant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list