possibles

\pɔ.sibl\

/\pɔ.sibl\/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“possibles” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,791
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de possible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-possibles · possibles · French

possibles · rank #2,791 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,791
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH poursuivre

Nearest frequency peer: poursuivre (+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 « possibles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « possibles » 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).

possibles vs possible
89% similar
possibles vs passible
78% similar
possibles vs paisibles
78% similar

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

Key facts for possibles
PropertyValue
Headwordpossibles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.sibl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,791
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « possibles »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).possiblesse 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 « poursuivre » (#2,792), « pardon » (#2,789), « pousse » (#2,793). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « possibles » est au #2,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around possibles (IPA \pɔ.sibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,791 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de possible.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for possibles, with forms such as "opssibles", "posibles", and "posisbles". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "possible", "passible", "paisibles", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is possibles, spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de possible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans un rapport très attendu sur la région chinoise du Xinjiang publié mercredi, l’ONU a évoqué de possibles « crimes contre l’humanité » et fait état de « preuves crédibles » de tortures et de violences sexuelles à l’égard de la minorité ouïgoure.
  2. Les contrats autres que celui d’affrètement, auxquels peut donner lieu la mise en charge du navire, sont au nombre de deux : le premier est le contrat de pacotille, par lequel une personne donne à une autre embarquée sur un navire une certaine quantité de marchandises pour les vendre ou échanger au lieu de destination du navire, aux meilleures conditions…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opssibles
  • posibles
  • posisbles
  • possbiles
  • possibbles
  • possibels
  • possibless
  • possiblles
  • possiblse
  • possilbes
  • ppossibles
  • psosibles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opssibles2posibles1posisbles2possbiles2possibbles1possibels2possibless1possiblles1
Edit distance from "possibles"

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 "possibles"?
"possibles" is spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.sibl\.
What does "possibles" mean?
As an adjective, "possibles" means: Pluriel de possible.
What words are commonly confused with "possibles"?
"possibles" is commonly confused with "possible", "passible", "paisibles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "possibles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "possibles" is \pɔ.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "possibles" come from?
"possibles" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Christian#2,812cérémonie#2,769cinquième#2,813conserver#2,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

raconter12 variantsdétruire12 variantsdécouvre12 variantsculturel12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list