Polignac

\pɔ.li.ɲak\

/\pɔ.li.ɲak\/ name

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The verdict

“Polignac” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,929
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime, en France.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polignac · Polignac · French

Polignac · rank #40,929 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,929
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH planteurs

Nearest frequency peer: planteurs (-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 « Polignac »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Polignac » 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 Polignac
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolignac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɔ.li.ɲak\
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,929
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Polignac »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Polignacse 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 « planteurs » (#40,928), « politisation » (#40,930), « plaints » (#40,927). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Polignac » est au #40,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Polignac (IPA \pɔ.li.ɲak\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,929 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Polignac, with forms such as "oplignac", "ploignac", and "poilgnac". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Polignac, spelled P-O-L-I-G-N-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime, en France.
  2. 2
    Commune située dans le département de la Haute-Loire, en France.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le château de Polignac est un château fort se dressant dans la commune de Polignac près du Puy-en-Velay.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplignac
  • ploignac
  • poilgnac
  • polginac
  • poliganc
  • poliggnac
  • polignacc
  • polignca
  • polignnac
  • polingac
  • pollignac
  • ppolignac

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oplignac2ploignac2poilgnac2polginac2poliganc2poliggnac1polignacc1polignca2
Edit distance from "Polignac"

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 "Polignac"?
"Polignac" is spelled P-O-L-I-G-N-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.li.ɲak\.
What does "Polignac" mean?
As a proper noun, "Polignac" means: Commune située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime, en France.
What are common misspellings of "Polignac"?
Common misspellings include "oplignac", "ploignac", "poilgnac", "polginac", "poliganc". The correct spelling is "Polignac".
How do you pronounce "Polignac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polignac" is \pɔ.li.ɲak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polignac" come from?
"Polignac" 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 "Polignac", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

profiler#40,935précisez#40,937peuplier#40,919patronal#40,913

Similar misspelling depth

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

quittaient12 variantsparesseuse12 variantsramassent12 variantsreculant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list