polytechnique
\pɔ.li.tɛk.nik\
The verdict
“polytechnique” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,448
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne, qui embrasse plusieurs arts, plusieurs sciences.
Corpus desk
Index FR-polytechnique · polytechnique · French
polytechnique · rank #12,448 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,448
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH pole
Nearest frequency peer: pole (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “polytechnique”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- plâtre
plâtre
87,556 corpus weight
- pol
pol
87,555 corpus weight
- pole
pole
87,554 corpus weight
- polytechniq…
polytechnique
87,553 corpus weight
- posant
posant
87,552 corpus weight
- poursuivant
poursuivant
87,551 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “polytechnique” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polytechnique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɔ.li.tɛk.nik\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #12,448 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “polytechnique” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around polytechnique (IPA \pɔ.li.tɛk.nik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,448 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui concerne, qui embrasse plusieurs arts, plusieurs sciences.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for polytechnique, with forms such as "oplytechnique", "ploytechnique", and "pollytechnique". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 polytechnique, spelled P-O-L-Y-T-E-C-H-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui concerne, qui embrasse plusieurs arts, plusieurs sciences.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how polytechnique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Association polytechnique.
École polytechnique, école où l’on forme des élèves destinés à entrer dans les écoles spéciales d’artillerie, du génie, des mines, des constructions navales, des ponts et chaussées, etc. → voir Polytechnique.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oplytechnique
- ploytechnique
- pollytechnique
- poltyechnique
- polyetchnique
- polytcehnique
- polytecchnique
- polytechhnique
- polytechinque
- polytechniqeu
- polytechniqque
- polytechniuqe
- polytechnnique
- polytechnqiue
- polytecnhique
- polytehcnique
- polyttechnique
- polyytechnique
- poyltechnique
- ppolytechnique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polytechnique - 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.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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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.