respecter

\ʁɛs.pɛk.te\

/\ʁɛs.pɛk.te\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“respecter” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,246
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Honorer ; révérer ; porter respect (à).

Corpus desk

Index FR-respecter · respecter · French

respecter · rank #2,246 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,246
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 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 « respecter »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « respecter » 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).

respecter vs respects
78% similar
respecter vs respectés
78% similar
respecter vs respectez
89% similar

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

Key facts for respecter
PropertyValue
Headwordrespecter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛs.pɛk.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,246
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « respecter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).respecterse 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 « remplacer » (#2,245), « richard » (#2,247), « record » (#2,244). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « respecter » est au #2,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around respecter (IPA \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,246 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for respecter, with forms such as "erspecter", "repsecter", and "resepcter". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "respects", "respectés", "respectez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is respecter, spelled R-E-S-P-E-C-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Honorer ; révérer ; porter respect (à).
  2. 2
    Se conformer à un pacte, un plan, une règle, etc.
  3. 3
    Épargner ; ne pas attaquer ; ne pas porter atteinte à.
  4. 4
    Adopter une attitude et un comportement qui témoigne une bonne opinion de soi-même, exempte de mépris.
  5. 5
    Être à la hauteur de sa réputation, de sa fonction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est certaines situations dont bénéficient seuls les gens tarés. Ils fondent leur fortune là où des hommes mieux posés et plus influents n’auraient point osé risquer la leur. Certes, Roudier, Granoux et les autres, par leur position d’hommes riches et respectés, semblaient devoir être mille fois préférés à Pierre comme chefs actifs du parti conservateur…
  2. Il est inutile de respecter les vivants, à moins qu'ils ne soient les plus forts. Dans ce cas, l’expérience conseille plutôt de lécher leurs bottes, fussent-elles merdeuses. Mais les morts doivent toujours être respectés.

Antonyms

mépriser

This word in other languages

respect(English)respetar(Español)respektieren(Deutsch)respeitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspecter
  • repsecter
  • resepcter
  • respceter
  • respeccter
  • respecetr
  • respecterr
  • respectre
  • respectter
  • respetcer
  • resppecter
  • resspecter
  • rrespecter
  • rsepecter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respecter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erspecter2repsecter2resepcter2respceter2respeccter1respecetr2respecterr1respectre2
Edit distance from "respecter"

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 "respecter"?
"respecter" is spelled R-E-S-P-E-C-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\.
What does "respecter" mean?
As a verb, "respecter" means: Honorer ; révérer ; porter respect (à).
What words are commonly confused with "respecter"?
"respecter" is commonly confused with "respects", "respectés", "respectez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respecter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respecter" is \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respecter" come from?
"respecter" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

remplacer#2,245travaillé#2,253objectifs#2,236naturelle#2,235

Similar misspelling depth

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

considère14 variantscorrespond14 variantsdécisions14 variantsréflexion14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list