record

\ʁə.kɔʁ\

/\ʁə.kɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“record” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,244
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-record · record · French

record · rank #2,244 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,244
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remplacer

Nearest frequency peer: remplacer (+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 « record »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « record » 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).

record vs récré
50% similar
record vs regard
67% similar
record vs retard
67% similar

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

Key facts for record
PropertyValue
Headwordrecord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.kɔʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,244
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « record »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).recordse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « remplacer » (#2,245), « proposer » (#2,242), « respecter » (#2,246). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « record » est au #2,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around record (IPA \ʁə.kɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,244 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for record, with forms such as "ercord", "rceord", and "reccord". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "récré", "regard", "retard", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is record, spelled R-E-C-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté.
  2. 2
    Niveau qui dépasse ce qui a été précédemment atteint ; summum.
  3. 3
    Disque vinyle (78, 33 ou 45 tours).
  4. 4
    Décision que prenait une cour de justice sur les bases de ses propres enquêtes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quatre ans auparavant, sur un yacht de vingt tonneaux, il avait traversé l’Atlantique de Nouvelle-Écosse à Cowes en vingt-deux jours, ce qui constitue un record pour une embarcation de ce tonnage.
  2. Mais en 1922, de nouvelles championnes s'inscrivaient au palmarès américain : Hélène Wainwright enlevait le 100 yards, cependant que la future triomphatrice de la Manche, Gertrude Éderlé, alors âgée de 14 ans, en remportant, en bassin le 100 yards à Indianapolis, en 500 mètres en 7'22" 2/10 (ce qui établissait le record du monde) battait au passage en 5'5…

This word in other languages

record(English)Bestleistung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercord
  • rceord
  • reccord
  • recodr
  • recordd
  • recorrd
  • recrod
  • reocrd
  • rrecord

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercord2rceord2reccord1recodr2recordd1recorrd1recrod2reocrd2
Edit distance from "record"

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 "record"?
"record" is spelled R-E-C-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔʁ\.
What does "record" mean?
As a noun, "record" means: Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté.
What words are commonly confused with "record"?
"record" is commonly confused with "récré", "regard", "retard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "record"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "record" is \ʁə.kɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "record" come from?
"record" 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 "record", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profil#2,241savait#2,249unités#2,254champs#2,263

Similar misspelling depth

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

inutile9 variantsaspect9 variantsalliance9 variantsgentil9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list