Pontarlier

\pɔ̃.taʁ.lje\

/\pɔ̃.taʁ.lje\/ name

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The verdict

“Pontarlier” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,609
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pontarlier · Pontarlier · French

Pontarlier · rank #43,609 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,609
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pravda

Nearest frequency peer: pravda (+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 « Pontarlier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Pontarlier » 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 Pontarlier
PropertyValue
HeadwordPontarlier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɔ̃.taʁ.lje\
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,609
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Pontarlier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Pontarlierse 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 « pravda » (#43,610), « plaquage » (#43,607), « prisées » (#43,611). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Pontarlier » est au #43,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Pontarlier (IPA \pɔ̃.taʁ.lje\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,609 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pontarlier, with forms such as "opntarlier", "pnotarlier", and "ponatrlier". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Pontarlier, spelled P-O-N-T-A-R-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département du Doubs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le Doubs prend sa source à Mouthe (25) […] : il passe d’un val à l’autre en franchissant les monts par des cluses ou à la faveur de l’Accident de Pontarlier.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opntarlier
  • pnotarlier
  • ponatrlier
  • ponntarlier
  • pontalrier
  • pontariler
  • pontarleir
  • pontarlierr
  • pontarlire
  • pontarllier
  • pontarrlier
  • pontralier
  • ponttarlier
  • potnarlier
  • ppontarlier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opntarlier2pnotarlier2ponatrlier2ponntarlier1pontalrier2pontariler2pontarleir2pontarlierr1
Edit distance from "Pontarlier"

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 "Pontarlier"?
"Pontarlier" is spelled P-O-N-T-A-R-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ̃.taʁ.lje\.
What does "Pontarlier" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pontarlier" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.
What are common misspellings of "Pontarlier"?
Common misspellings include "opntarlier", "pnotarlier", "ponatrlier", "ponntarlier", "pontalrier". The correct spelling is "Pontarlier".
How do you pronounce "Pontarlier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pontarlier" is \pɔ̃.taʁ.lje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pontarlier" come from?
"Pontarlier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list