protagonistes

\pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\

/\pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\/ noun

The verdict

“protagonistes” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,558
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de protagoniste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-protagonistes · protagonistes · French

protagonistes · rank #10,558 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,558
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH propice

Nearest frequency peer: propice (-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 “protagonistes”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “protagonistes” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

protagonistes vs protagoniste
92% similar

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

Key facts for protagonistes
PropertyValue
Headwordprotagonistes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\
Letters13
Frequency rank#10,558
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “protagonistes” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).protagonistesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « propice » (#10,557), « provoquant » (#10,559), « projections » (#10,556). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around protagonistes (IPA \pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,558 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de protagoniste.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for protagonistes, with forms such as "portagonistes", "pprotagonistes", and "proatgonistes". 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, "protagoniste", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is protagonistes, spelled P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de protagoniste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle met en scène Audrey Fleurot dans le rôle de Nathalie et Lily Taïeb dans celui de sa fille, Alice, protagonistes d’un étrange huis clos hivernal, réalisé avec minutie par Cyril Mennegun (Louise Wimmer, La Consolation).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • portagonistes
  • pprotagonistes
  • proatgonistes
  • protaggonistes
  • protagnoistes
  • protagoinstes
  • protagonisets
  • protagonisstes
  • protagonistess
  • protagonistse
  • protagonisttes
  • protagonitses
  • protagonnistes
  • protagonsites
  • protaognistes
  • protgaonistes
  • prottagonistes
  • prrotagonistes
  • prtoagonistes
  • rpotagonistes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

portagonistes2pprotagonistes1proatgonistes2protaggonistes1protagnoistes2protagoinstes2protagonisets2protagonisstes1
Edit distance from "protagonistes"

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 "protagonistes"?
"protagonistes" is spelled P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\.
What does "protagonistes" mean?
As a noun, "protagonistes" means: Pluriel de protagoniste.
What words are commonly confused with "protagonistes"?
"protagonistes" is commonly confused with "protagoniste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "protagonistes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "protagonistes" is \pʁɔ.ta.ɡɔ.nist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "protagonistes" come from?
"protagonistes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "protagoniste". View pair
  • 20 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #10,558 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list