réconfortant

\ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃\

/\ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“réconfortant” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,239
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui réconforte ou qui est propre à réconforter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reconfortant · réconfortant · French

réconfortant · rank #31,239 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,239
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH récif

Nearest frequency peer: récif (-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 « réconfortant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « réconfortant » 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 réconfortant
PropertyValue
Headwordréconfortant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,239
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réconfortant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).réconfortantse 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 « récif » (#31,238), « réparée » (#31,240), « répréhensible » (#31,241). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réconfortant » est au #31,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around réconfortant (IPA \ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,239 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui réconforte ou qui est propre à réconforter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for réconfortant, with forms such as "rcéonfortant", "reconfortant", and "rréconfortant". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is réconfortant, spelled R-É-C-O-N-F-O-R-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui réconforte ou qui est propre à réconforter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’avais des lettres de Gontier, qui n’étaient pas réconfortantes ; les batteries étaient à Verdun et les obus y faisaient des massacres.
  2. Les mains crispées au lavabo tremblaient de plus belle, lorsque deux collègues inquiets vinrent aux nouvelles sous le prétexte de lui apporter une boisson chaude réconfortante baptisée «café».

This word in other languages

comforting(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcéonfortant
  • reconfortant
  • rréconfortant
  • récconfortant
  • récnofortant
  • récofnortant
  • réconffortant
  • réconforatnt
  • réconforrtant
  • réconfortannt
  • réconfortantt
  • réconfortatn
  • réconfortnat
  • réconforttant
  • réconfotrant
  • réconfrotant
  • réconnfortant
  • réconofrtant
  • réocnfortant
  • érconfortant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rcéonfortant2reconfortant1rréconfortant1récconfortant1récnofortant2récofnortant2réconffortant1réconforatnt2
Edit distance from "réconfortant"

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 "réconfortant"?
"réconfortant" is spelled R-É-C-O-N-F-O-R-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃\.
What does "réconfortant" mean?
As an adjective, "réconfortant" means: Qui réconforte ou qui est propre à réconforter.
What are common misspellings of "réconfortant"?
Common misspellings include "rcéonfortant", "reconfortant", "rréconfortant", "récconfortant", "récnofortant". The correct spelling is "réconfortant".
How do you pronounce "réconfortant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réconfortant" is \ʁe.kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réconfortant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retentissant#31,222signalements#31,258rationaliser#31,208radiographie#31,206

Similar misspelling depth

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

religieusement20 variantsadmirablement20 variantsinterprétant20 variantsinterprètent20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list