problèmes
\pʁɔ.blɛm\
The verdict
“problèmes” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #676
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de problème.
Corpus desk
Index FR-problemes · problèmes · French
problèmes · rank #676 · 15 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #676
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH plupart
Nearest frequency peer: plupart (-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 “problèmes”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- oh
oh
99,328 corpus weight
- partout
partout
99,327 corpus weight
- plupart
plupart
99,326 corpus weight
- problèmes
problèmes
99,325 corpus weight
- seconde
seconde
99,324 corpus weight
- valeur
valeur
99,323 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “problèmes” 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 | problèmes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.blɛm\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “problèmes” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around problèmes (IPA \pʁɔ.blɛm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #676 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de problème.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for problèmes, with forms such as "porblèmes", "pproblèmes", and "prbolèmes". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "problems", "proclamés", "Problem", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is problèmes, spelled P-R-O-B-L-È-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de problème.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how problèmes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En 1980, l’Italie est d’ailleurs déjà celui des pays du Marché commun qui a les plus graves problèmes d’environnement : des égouts de Naples aux pollutions chimiques de la plaine du Pô, la péninsule exprime son incivisme glorieux. Dans une civilisation industrielle avancée, le chacun pour sa peau se paye au prix fort.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porblèmes
- pproblèmes
- prbolèmes
- probblèmes
- problemes
- probllèmes
- problmèes
- problèems
- problèmess
- problèmmes
- problèmse
- probèlmes
- prolbèmes
- prroblèmes
- rpoblèmes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of problèmes - 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.
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 "problèmes"?
What does "problèmes" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "problèmes"?
How do you pronounce "problèmes"?
What language does "problèmes" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "problèmes", 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
You've looked up "problèmes". Here's where to go from here.
- "problèmes" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "problems". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #676 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.