problems
\ˈpɹɑ.bləmz\
The verdict
“problems” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,467
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de problem.
Corpus desk
Index FR-problems · problems · French
problems · rank #39,467 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,467
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH preux
Nearest frequency peer: preux (-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 « problems »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- poussaient
poussaient
60,537 corpus weight
- preux
preux
60,535 corpus weight
- problems
problems
60,534 corpus weight
- procureure
procureure
60,533 corpus weight
- procédera
procédera
60,532 corpus weight
- prodigués
prodigués
60,531 corpus weight
What this shows « problems » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
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 | problems |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈpɹɑ.bləmz\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « problems »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around problems (IPA \ˈpɹɑ.bləmz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,467 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de problem.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for problems, with forms such as "porblems", "pproblems", and "prbolems". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Problem", "problème", "problèmes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is problems, spelled P-R-O-B-L-E-M-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de problem.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- porblems
- pproblems
- prbolems
- probblems
- probelms
- problemms
- problemss
- problesm
- probllems
- problmes
- prolbems
- prroblems
- rpoblems
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of problems - 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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "problems", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).