retentissant

\ʁə.tɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃\

/\ʁə.tɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“retentissant” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,222
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui retentit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-retentissant · retentissant · French

retentissant · rank #31,222 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,222
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH restais

Nearest frequency peer: restais (-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 « retentissant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « retentissant » 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 retentissant
PropertyValue
Headwordretentissant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.tɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,222
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « retentissant »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.retentissantse 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 « restais » (#31,221), « retrouvais » (#31,223), « rescapé » (#31,220). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « retentissant » est au #31,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around retentissant (IPA \ʁə.tɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,222 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui retentit.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for retentissant, with forms such as "ertentissant", "reetntissant", and "retenitssant". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is retentissant, spelled R-E-T-E-N-T-I-S-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui retentit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cédric était plongé dans ses rêveries, quand il en fut tout à coup tiré par le son retentissant d’un cor, […].
  2. Par notre Dieu Kô ! s’écria le bushman d’une voix retentissante, vous seriez homme à attendre que le Gariep ne précipite plus ses eaux retentissantes dans cet abîme !

This word in other languages

resounding(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertentissant
  • reetntissant
  • retenitssant
  • retenntissant
  • retentisant
  • retentisasnt
  • retentissannt
  • retentissantt
  • retentissatn
  • retentissnat
  • retentsisant
  • retenttissant
  • retetnissant
  • retnetissant
  • rettentissant
  • rretentissant
  • rteentissant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ertentissant2reetntissant2retenitssant2retenntissant1retentisant1retentisasnt2retentissannt1retentissantt1
Edit distance from "retentissant"

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 "retentissant"?
"retentissant" is spelled R-E-T-E-N-T-I-S-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.tɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃\.
What does "retentissant" mean?
As an adjective, "retentissant" means: Qui retentit.
What are common misspellings of "retentissant"?
Common misspellings include "ertentissant", "reetntissant", "retenitssant", "retenntissant", "retentisant". The correct spelling is "retentissant".
How do you pronounce "retentissant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retentissant" is \ʁə.tɑ̃.ti.sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retentissant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

révélatrice17 variantspèlerinages17 variantsprolétaires17 variantspatriotiques17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list