scan

\skan\

/\skan\/ noun

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The verdict

“scan” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,267
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Scanner, examen radiologique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scan · scan · French

scan · rank #17,267 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,267
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saturne

Nearest frequency peer: Saturne (-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 « scan »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « scan » 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).

scan vs sn
50% similar
scan vs son
50% similar
scan vs sun
50% similar

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

Key facts for scan
PropertyValue
Headwordscan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skan\
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,267
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scan »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).scanse 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 « Saturne » (#17,266), « scepticisme » (#17,268), « saigner » (#17,265). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scan » est au #17,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around scan (IPA \skan\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,267 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for scan, with forms such as "csan", "sacn", and "scann". 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, "sn", "son", "sun", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is scan, spelled S-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Scanner, examen radiologique.
  2. 2
    Fait de scanner des fichiers sur un ordinateur pour un programme.
  3. 3
    Fait de scanner un document pour en numériser l'image, ou fichier issu de cette opération.
  4. 4
    Fait de balayer un ensemble de paramètres ou de données.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Certains antivirus proposent de programmer un scan de votre ordinateur à intervalles réguliers.
  2. Zoom sur un scan réalisé avec une résolution de 100 dpi. Zoom sur un scan réalisé avec une résolution de 400 dpi.

Synonyms

numérisation

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csan
  • sacn
  • scann
  • sccan
  • scna
  • sscan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

csan2sacn2scann1sccan1scna2sscan1
Edit distance from "scan"

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 "scan"?
"scan" is spelled S-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \skan\.
What does "scan" mean?
As a noun, "scan" means: Scanner, examen radiologique.
What words are commonly confused with "scan"?
"scan" is commonly confused with "sn", "son", "sun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scan" is \skan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scan" come from?
"scan" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spin#17,275Yvon#17,315papi#17,217Nash#17,203

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

urban6 variantsopera6 variantsavale6 variantslisée6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list