puritains

\py.ʁi.tɛ̃\

/\py.ʁi.tɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“puritains” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,259
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de puritain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-puritains · puritains · French

puritains · rank #45,259 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,259
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH périscolaires

Nearest frequency peer: périscolaires (+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 « puritains »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « puritains » 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).

puritains vs putains
78% similar

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

Key facts for puritains
PropertyValue
Headwordpuritains
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\py.ʁi.tɛ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,259
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « puritains »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.puritainsse 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 « périscolaires » (#45,260), « puck » (#45,257), « Q2 » (#45,261). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « puritains » est au #45,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around puritains (IPA \py.ʁi.tɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,259 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de puritain.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for puritains, with forms such as "ppuritains", "pruitains", and "puirtains". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "putains", 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 puritains, spelled P-U-R-I-T-A-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de puritain.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppuritains
  • pruitains
  • puirtains
  • puriatins
  • puritainns
  • puritainss
  • puritaisn
  • puritanis
  • puritians
  • purittains
  • purritains
  • purtiains
  • upritains

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puritains - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ppuritains1pruitains2puirtains2puriatins2puritainns1puritainss1puritaisn2puritanis2
Edit distance from "puritains"

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 "puritains"?
"puritains" is spelled P-U-R-I-T-A-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \py.ʁi.tɛ̃\.
What does "puritains" mean?
As an adjective, "puritains" means: Masculin pluriel de puritain.
What words are commonly confused with "puritains"?
"puritains" is commonly confused with "putains". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puritains"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puritains" is \py.ʁi.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puritains" come from?
"puritains" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

précocité#45,254proxénète#45,253prospects#45,251proposais#45,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

préjuger13 variantsprospect13 variantsplantaire13 variantspionnières13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list