polyester

\pɔ.li.ɛs.tɛʁ\

/\pɔ.li.ɛs.tɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“polyester” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,534
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polymère dont le squelette macromoléculaire contient la répétition de la fonction chimique ester.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polyester · polyester · French

polyester · rank #36,534 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,534
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH portatif

Nearest frequency peer: portatif (+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 « polyester »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « polyester » 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 polyester
PropertyValue
Headwordpolyester
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.li.ɛs.tɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,534
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « polyester »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).polyesterse 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 « portatif » (#36,535), « pipelines » (#36,532), « phénoménologie » (#36,531). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « polyester » est au #36,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around polyester (IPA \pɔ.li.ɛs.tɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,534 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for polyester, with forms such as "oplyester", "ployester", and "poleyster". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is polyester, spelled P-O-L-Y-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polymère dont le squelette macromoléculaire contient la répétition de la fonction chimique ester.
  2. 2
    Tissus réalisé avec des fils constitués de fibres de polyester.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les éléments longitudinaux sont également continus; les quilles, contre-quilles et lisses sont en acajou; les élongis très largement dimensionnés sont en polyester renforcé de structure mixte mat-roving.
  2. C'est le cas par exemple de la réaction d'un diacide sur un dialcool qui donne naissance à un polyester et à de l'eau qui doit être éliminée si on souhaite que la réaction conduise effectivement à des grandes molécules.

This word in other languages

polyester(English)poliéster(Español)Polyester(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplyester
  • ployester
  • poleyster
  • pollyester
  • polyesetr
  • polyesster
  • polyesterr
  • polyestre
  • polyestter
  • polyetser
  • polyseter
  • polyyester
  • poylester
  • ppolyester

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polyester - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplyester2ployester2poleyster2pollyester1polyesetr2polyesster1polyesterr1polyestre2
Edit distance from "polyester"

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 "polyester"?
"polyester" is spelled P-O-L-Y-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.li.ɛs.tɛʁ\.
What does "polyester" mean?
As a noun, "polyester" means: Polymère dont le squelette macromoléculaire contient la répétition de la fonction chimique ester.
What are common misspellings of "polyester"?
Common misspellings include "oplyester", "ployester", "poleyster", "pollyester", "polyesetr". The correct spelling is "polyester".
How do you pronounce "polyester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polyester" is \pɔ.li.ɛs.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polyester" come from?
"polyester" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pipelines#36,532poursuive#36,538pratiquez#36,541paramount#36,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

prédation14 variantspêcheries14 variantsnormalisé14 variantsmentionnait14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list