possesseurs

\pɔ.se.sœʁ\

/\pɔ.se.sœʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“possesseurs” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,771
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de possesseur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-possesseurs · possesseurs · French

possesseurs · rank #25,771 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,771
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH portails

Nearest frequency peer: portails (-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 « possesseurs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « possesseurs » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

possesseurs vs possesseur
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for possesseurs
PropertyValue
Headwordpossesseurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.se.sœʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,771
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « possesseurs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).possesseursse 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 « portails » (#25,770), « pontife » (#25,769), « poursuivies » (#25,773). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « possesseurs » est au #25,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around possesseurs (IPA \pɔ.se.sœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,771 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de possesseur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for possesseurs, with forms such as "opssesseurs", "posesseurs", and "posessseurs". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "possesseur", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is possesseurs, spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de possesseur.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opssesseurs
  • posesseurs
  • posessseurs
  • possesesurs
  • posseseurs
  • possesserus
  • possesseurrs
  • possesseurss
  • possesseusr
  • possessuers
  • possseseurs
  • ppossesseurs
  • psosesseurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opssesseurs2posesseurs1posessseurs2possesesurs2posseseurs1possesserus2possesseurrs1possesseurss1
Edit distance from "possesseurs"

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 "possesseurs"?
"possesseurs" is spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.se.sœʁ\.
What does "possesseurs" mean?
As an adjective, "possesseurs" means: Masculin pluriel de possesseur.
What words are commonly confused with "possesseurs"?
"possesseurs" is commonly confused with "possesseur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "possesseurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "possesseurs" is \pɔ.se.sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "possesseurs" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poursuivies#25,773paranoïaque#25,761Montesquieu#25,742récurrentes#25,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

pigments13 variantsprotesté13 variantsparcourus13 variantspédiatrie13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list