schizophrénie

\ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\

/\ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\/ noun

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The verdict

“schizophrénie” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,405
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pathologie psychiatrique, psychose d’évolution chronique, qui a pour conséquences une altération de la perception de la réalité, des troubles cognitifs, et un dysfonctionnement social et comporteme...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schizophrénie vs schizophrène
85% similar

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

Key facts for schizophrénie
PropertyValue
Headwordschizophrénie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\
Letters13
Frequency rank#19,405
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schizophrénie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schizophrénie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around schizophrénie (IPA \ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,405 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for schizophrénie, with forms such as "cshizophrénie", "scchizophrénie", and "schhizophrénie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "schizophrène", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 schizophrénie, spelled S-C-H-I-Z-O-P-H-R-É-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pathologie psychiatrique, psychose d’évolution chronique, qui a pour conséquences une altération de la perception de la réalité, des troubles cognitifs, et un dysfonctionnement social et comportemental important.
  2. 2
    Situation où un individu se ressent ou est perçu comme inhabituellement incohérent, comme une sorte de double personnalité temporaire ; actes paraissant étrangement discordants ou en déphasage avec les paroles ou l’environnement ; attitudes ou propos contradictoires évocateurs de la schizophrénie.
  3. 3
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)…

Synonyms

trouble schizo-affectif

This word in other languages

schizophrenia(English)esquizofrenia(Español)Schizophrenie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshizophrénie
  • scchizophrénie
  • schhizophrénie
  • schiozphrénie
  • schizohprénie
  • schizophhrénie
  • schizophrenie
  • schizophrnéie
  • schizophrrénie
  • schizophréine
  • schizophrénei
  • schizophrénnie
  • schizophérnie
  • schizopphrénie
  • schizoprhénie
  • schizpohrénie
  • schizzophrénie
  • schziophrénie
  • scihzophrénie
  • shcizophrénie
  • sschizophrénie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshizophrénie2scchizophrénie1schhizophrénie1schiozphrénie2schizohprénie2schizophhrénie1schizophrenie1schizophrnéie2
Edit distance from "schizophrénie"

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 "schizophrénie"?
"schizophrénie" is spelled S-C-H-I-Z-O-P-H-R-É-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\.
What does "schizophrénie" mean?
As a noun, "schizophrénie" means: Pathologie psychiatrique, psychose d’évolution chronique, qui a pour conséquences une altération de la perception de la réalité, des troubles cognitifs, et un dysfonctionnement social et comporteme...
What words are commonly confused with "schizophrénie"?
"schizophrénie" is commonly confused with "schizophrène". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schizophrénie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schizophrénie" is \ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schizophrénie" come from?
"schizophrénie" 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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Using “schizophrénie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-C-H-I-Z-O-P-H-R-É-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ski.zɔ.fʁe.ni\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “schizophrène” - see the side-by-side comparison. schizophrénie vs schizophrène
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list