prism

\ˈpɹɪz.əm\

/\ˈpɹɪz.əm\/ noun

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The verdict

“prism” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,370
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prisme, polyèdre ayant pour bases deux polygones égaux et parallèles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prism · prism · French

prism · rank #46,370 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,370
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH priseur

Nearest frequency peer: priseur (-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 « prism »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prism » 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).

prism vs puis
60% similar
prism vs prix
60% similar
prism vs pros
60% similar

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

Key facts for prism
PropertyValue
Headwordprism
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpɹɪz.əm\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,370
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prism »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.prismse 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 « priseur » (#46,369), « progressivité » (#46,371), « primeurs » (#46,368). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prism » est au #46,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around prism (IPA \ˈpɹɪz.əm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,370 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for prism, with forms such as "pirsm", "pprism", and "prims". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puis", "prix", "pros", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prism, spelled P-R-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prisme, polyèdre ayant pour bases deux polygones égaux et parallèles.
  2. 2
    Prisme, bloc transparent en forme de prisme, utilisé pour réfléchir, réfracter ou décomposer la lumière.
  3. 3
    Cristal dont les faces sont parallèles à l’axe vertical.
  4. 4
    Milieu qui déforme tout ce qui est vu à travers lui.
  5. 5
    Quelque chose qui déforme ou influence la perception.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirsm
  • pprism
  • prims
  • prismm
  • prissm
  • prrism
  • prsim
  • rpism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pirsm2pprism1prims2prismm1prissm1prrism1prsim2rpism2
Edit distance from "prism"

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 "prism"?
"prism" is spelled P-R-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpɹɪz.əm\.
What does "prism" mean?
As a noun, "prism" means: Prisme, polyèdre ayant pour bases deux polygones égaux et parallèles.
What words are commonly confused with "prism"?
"prism" is commonly confused with "puis", "prix", "pros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prism"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prism" is \ˈpɹɪz.əm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prism" come from?
"prism" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Robyn#46,417Rowan#46,422mouth#46,308Salat#46,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

putois8 variantsramena8 variantsrayure8 variantspaierai8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list