quémander

\ke.mɑ̃.de\

/\ke.mɑ̃.de\/ verb

The verdict

“quémander” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,133
frequency rank, French
352
“Q” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Solliciter, mendier avec insistance et importunité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-quemander · quémander · French

quémander · rank #48,133 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,133
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 352
  • PHOTO-FINISH rachetées

Nearest frequency peer: rachetées (+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 « quémander »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « quémander » 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
Key facts for quémander
PropertyValue
Headwordquémander
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ke.mɑ̃.de\
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,133
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « quémander »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.quémanderse 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 « rachetées » (#48,134), « quarter » (#48,131), « racle » (#48,135). Parmi 352 lemmes en « Q », « quémander » est au #48,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around quémander (IPA \ke.mɑ̃.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,133 among 352 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for quémander, with forms such as "qquémander", "quemander", and "quméander". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is quémander, spelled Q-U-É-M-A-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Solliciter, mendier avec insistance et importunité.
  2. 2
    Demander, solliciter quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au temps jadis, il y avait au village de Vicq, sur les bords de l’Escaut, une bonne femme nommée Misère qui allait quémander de porte en porte […]
  2. Ils se voyaient sans travail pendant des mois entiers, acceptant pour survivre des travaux dérisoires, empruntant, quémandant.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qquémander
  • quemander
  • quméander
  • quéamnder
  • quémadner
  • quémandder
  • quémanderr
  • quémandre
  • quémanedr
  • quémannder
  • quémmander
  • quémnader
  • qéumander
  • uqémander

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qquémander1quemander1quméander2quéamnder2quémadner2quémandder1quémanderr1quémandre2
Edit distance from "quémander"

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 "quémander"?
"quémander" is spelled Q-U-É-M-A-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ke.mɑ̃.de\.
What does "quémander" mean?
As a verb, "quémander" means: Solliciter, mendier avec insistance et importunité.
What are common misspellings of "quémander"?
Common misspellings include "qquémander", "quemander", "quméander", "quéamnder", "quémadner". The correct spelling is "quémander".
How do you pronounce "quémander"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quémander" is \ke.mɑ̃.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quémander" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list