pudique

\py.dik\

/\py.dik\/ adj

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The verdict

“pudique” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,198
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est chaste et modeste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pudique · pudique · French

pudique · rank #31,198 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,198
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prétendus

Nearest frequency peer: prétendus (-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 « pudique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « pudique » 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).

pudique vs puisque
71% similar
pudique vs punique
86% similar
pudique vs pique
71% similar

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

Key facts for pudique
PropertyValue
Headwordpudique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\py.dik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,198
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « pudique »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).pudiquese 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 « prétendus » (#31,197), « pèlerinages » (#31,199), « préfixe » (#31,196). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « pudique » est au #31,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pudique (IPA \py.dik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,198 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est chaste et modeste.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pudique, with forms such as "pduique", "ppudique", and "puddique". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "puisque", "punique", "pique", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 pudique, spelled P-U-D-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est chaste et modeste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le pudique Joseph, la pudique Lucrèce.
  2. Avoir des mœurs pudiques.

Antonyms

impudique

This word in other languages

modest(English)pudoroso(Español)schamhaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pduique
  • ppudique
  • puddique
  • pudiqeu
  • pudiqque
  • pudiuqe
  • pudqiue
  • puidque
  • updique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pduique2ppudique1puddique1pudiqeu2pudiqque1pudiuqe2pudqiue2puidque2
Edit distance from "pudique"

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 "pudique"?
"pudique" is spelled P-U-D-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \py.dik\.
What does "pudique" mean?
As an adjective, "pudique" means: Qui est chaste et modeste.
What words are commonly confused with "pudique"?
"pudique" is commonly confused with "puisque", "punique", "pique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pudique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pudique" is \py.dik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pudique" come from?
"pudique" 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 "pudique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

préfixe#31,196rabbins#31,204raptors#31,207rescapé#31,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

primer9 variantspriest9 variantsposons9 variantsricher9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list