prodigieux

\pʁɔ.di.ʒjø\

/\pʁɔ.di.ʒjø\/ adj

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The verdict

“prodigieux” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,485
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui tient du prodige, qui est extraordinaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prodigieux · prodigieux · French

prodigieux · rank #29,485 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,485
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH procédant

Nearest frequency peer: procédant (-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 « prodigieux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prodigieux » 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).

prodigieux vs prodigieuse
82% similar

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

Key facts for prodigieux
PropertyValue
Headwordprodigieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɔ.di.ʒjø\
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,485
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prodigieux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.prodigieuxse 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 « procédant » (#29,484), « programmées » (#29,486), « princess » (#29,483). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prodigieux » est au #29,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around prodigieux (IPA \pʁɔ.di.ʒjø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,485 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for prodigieux, with forms such as "pordigieux", "pprodigieux", and "prdoigieux". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "prodigieuse", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prodigieux, spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui tient du prodige, qui est extraordinaire.
  2. 2
    Qualifie quelque chose d’exceptionnel, de plus grand qu’on ne s’y attendait.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un événement prodigieux.
  2. Mais quand il s'aperçut de la vanité de ses efforts et que, d'autre part, il vit l'Église menacée dans son existence par le développement prodigieux pris par les sectes hérétiques, il changea brusquement d'attitude.

This word in other languages

extraordinary(English)extraordinario(Español)außerordentlich(Deutsch)extraordinário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pordigieux
  • pprodigieux
  • prdoigieux
  • proddigieux
  • prodgiieux
  • prodigeiux
  • prodiggieux
  • prodigieuxx
  • prodigiexu
  • prodigiuex
  • prodiigeux
  • proidgieux
  • prrodigieux
  • rpodigieux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pordigieux2pprodigieux1prdoigieux2proddigieux1prodgiieux2prodigeiux2prodiggieux1prodigieuxx1
Edit distance from "prodigieux"

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 "prodigieux"?
"prodigieux" is spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.di.ʒjø\.
What does "prodigieux" mean?
As an adjective, "prodigieux" means: Qui tient du prodige, qui est extraordinaire.
What words are commonly confused with "prodigieux"?
"prodigieux" is commonly confused with "prodigieuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prodigieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prodigieux" is \pʁɔ.di.ʒjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prodigieux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

questionné#29,499paranormal#29,470rassemblée#29,505recueillie#29,512

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

propagent14 variantspéjoratif14 variantsoccasionnels14 variantsrecentrer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list