Polignac
\pɔ.li.ɲak\
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
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime, en France.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polignac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.li.ɲak\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Polignac” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Polignac (IPA \pɔ.li.ɲak\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,929 among 248,534 “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
- 1Commune située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime, en France.
- 2Commune située dans le département de la Haute-Loire, en France.
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.
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.
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Using “Polignac”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-L-I-G-N-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔ.li.ɲak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.