sarrazin

\sa.ʁa.zɛ̃\

/\sa.ʁa.zɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“sarrazin” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,993
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de sarrasin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sarrazin · sarrazin · French

sarrazin · rank #40,993 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,993
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH saccager

Nearest frequency peer: saccager (-3 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 « sarrazin »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sarrazin » 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).

sarrazin vs sarrasin
88% similar
sarrazin vs sarrasins
78% similar

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

Key facts for sarrazin
PropertyValue
Headwordsarrazin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sa.ʁa.zɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,993
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sarrazin »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sarrazinse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « saccager » (#40,990), « saxophoniste » (#40,996), « rêveuse » (#40,988). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sarrazin » est au #40,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sarrazin (IPA \sa.ʁa.zɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,993 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante orthographique de sarrasin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sarrazin, with forms such as "asrrazin", "sararzin", and "sarazin". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sarrasin", "sarrasins", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sarrazin, spelled S-A-R-R-A-Z-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de sarrasin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un homme au profil sarrazin, nez en bec d’aigle […], vieille tête d’oiseau de proie.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrrazin
  • sararzin
  • sarazin
  • sarraizn
  • sarrazinn
  • sarrazni
  • sarrazzin
  • sarrzain
  • srarazin
  • ssarrazin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asrrazin2sararzin2sarazin1sarraizn2sarrazinn1sarrazni2sarrazzin1sarrzain2
Edit distance from "sarrazin"

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 "sarrazin"?
"sarrazin" is spelled S-A-R-R-A-Z-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.ʁa.zɛ̃\.
What does "sarrazin" mean?
As an adjective, "sarrazin" means: Variante orthographique de sarrasin.
What words are commonly confused with "sarrazin"?
"sarrazin" is commonly confused with "sarrasin", "sarrasins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sarrazin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarrazin" is \sa.ʁa.zɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarrazin" come from?
"sarrazin" 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 "sarrazin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saccager#40,990révoltée#40,986siégeait#41,008Roselyne#40,975

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rêveuse10 variantsréduise10 variantsruinent10 variantsremarié10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list