prototypes

\pʁɔ.tɔ.tip\

/\pʁɔ.tɔ.tip\/ noun

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The verdict

“prototypes” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,824
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-prototypes · prototypes · French

prototypes · rank #20,824 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,824
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prothèses

Nearest frequency peer: prothèses (-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 « prototypes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prototypes » 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).

prototypes vs prototype
90% similar

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

Key facts for prototypes
PropertyValue
Headwordprototypes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.tɔ.tip\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,824
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prototypes »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « prothèses » (#20,823), « prudemment » (#20,825), « prompt » (#20,822). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prototypes » est au #20,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prototypes (IPA \pʁɔ.tɔ.tip\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,824 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de prototype.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prototypes, with forms such as "portotypes", "pprototypes", and "proottypes". 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, "prototype", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prototypes, spelled P-R-O-T-O-T-Y-P-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de prototype.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • portotypes
  • pprototypes
  • proottypes
  • prototpyes
  • protottypes
  • prototyeps
  • prototypess
  • prototyppes
  • prototypse
  • prototyypes
  • protoytpes
  • prottotypes
  • prottoypes
  • prrototypes
  • prtootypes
  • rpototypes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

portotypes2pprototypes1proottypes2prototpyes2protottypes1prototyeps2prototypess1prototyppes1
Edit distance from "prototypes"

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 "prototypes"?
"prototypes" is spelled P-R-O-T-O-T-Y-P-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.tɔ.tip\.
What does "prototypes" mean?
As a noun, "prototypes" means: Pluriel de prototype.
What words are commonly confused with "prototypes"?
"prototypes" is commonly confused with "prototype". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prototypes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prototypes" is \pʁɔ.tɔ.tip\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prototypes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

prudemment#20,825raccrocher#20,832regroupent#20,837patronales#20,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

relativiser16 variantsgraphismes16 variantsambassadrice16 variantscatéchisme16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list