préceptes
\pʁe.sɛpt\
The verdict
“préceptes” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,382
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de précepte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-preceptes · préceptes · French
préceptes · rank #22,382 · 15 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,382
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH provoqués
Nearest frequency peer: provoqués (-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 “préceptes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- protagoniste
protagoniste
77,622 corpus weight
- provision
provision
77,621 corpus weight
- provoqués
provoqués
77,620 corpus weight
- préceptes
préceptes
77,619 corpus weight
- précurseurs
précurseurs
77,618 corpus weight
- présider
présider
77,617 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “préceptes” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | préceptes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁe.sɛpt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,382 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “préceptes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around préceptes (IPA \pʁe.sɛpt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,382 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de précepte.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for préceptes, with forms such as "ppréceptes", "prcéeptes", and "preceptes". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "présentés", "prétextes", "précepteur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is préceptes, spelled P-R-É-C-E-P-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de précepte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how préceptes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La gracieuse négligence, la hardiesse naïve de la Fontaine furent inappréciées par le grand roi ; mais le froid et correct Boileau donna à la poésie des préceptes tels que Louis les auraient donnés lui-même
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppréceptes
- prcéeptes
- preceptes
- prréceptes
- précceptes
- précepets
- précepptes
- préceptess
- préceptse
- précepttes
- précetpes
- précpetes
- préecptes
- pérceptes
- rpéceptes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of préceptes - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "préceptes", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "préceptes" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "présentés". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,382 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
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.