research

/\ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,237

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

research is aFrenchnoun. It means: Recherche. Pronounced \ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ\.

Key facts for research
PropertyValue
Headwordresearch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,237
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of research in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for research is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,237 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for research, with forms such as "ersearch", "reesarch", and "resaerch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is research, spelled R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recherche.
  2. 2
    Recherche, document ou publication résultant d’une recherche.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersearch,reesarch,resaerch,reseacrh,researcch,researchh,researhc,researrch,reserach,ressearch,rresearch,rseearch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for research

Misspelling Variants of "research"

ersearch8reesarch8resaerch8reseacrh8researcch9researchh9researhc8researrch9
Misspelling Variants of "research"

Frequency rank: #12,237 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "research"?
"research" is spelled R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ\.
What does "research" mean?
As a noun, "research" means: Recherche.
What are common misspellings of "research"?
Common misspellings include "ersearch", "reesarch", "resaerch", "reseacrh", "researcch". The correct spelling is "research".
How do you pronounce "research"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "research" is \ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "research" come from?
"research" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.