scientifique

\sjɑ̃.ti.fik\

/\sjɑ̃.ti.fik\/ adj

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The verdict

“scientifique” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,457
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne les sciences ; qui appartient aux sciences.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scientifique · scientifique · French

scientifique · rank #1,457 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,457
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH responsabilité

Nearest frequency peer: responsabilité (-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 « scientifique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « scientifique » 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).

scientifique vs scientifiques
92% similar

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

Key facts for scientifique
PropertyValue
Headwordscientifique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sjɑ̃.ti.fik\
Letters12
Frequency rank#1,457
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scientifique »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.scientifiquese 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 « responsabilité » (#1,456), « somme » (#1,458), « remettre » (#1,455). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scientifique » est au #1,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around scientifique (IPA \sjɑ̃.ti.fik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,457 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for scientifique, with forms such as "csientifique", "sccientifique", and "sceintifique". 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, "scientifiques", 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 scientifique, spelled S-C-I-E-N-T-I-F-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui concerne les sciences ; qui appartient aux sciences.
  2. 2
    Qualifie l’esprit caractérisé par le goût des sciences et l’aptitude à les étudier.
  3. 3
    Qualifie les méthodes précises et rigoureuses, propre aux sciences.
  4. 4
    Qualifie le monde de ceux qui s’intéressent aux sciences, qui en font leur étude.
  5. 5
    Qui a le caractère de la science.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’effondrement de la civilisation scientifique était inconcevable pour ceux qui vécurent à cette époque, qui furent entraînés par la débâcle.
  2. L’hypothèse expérimentale n’est que l’idée scientifique, préconçue ou anticipée.

This word in other languages

scientific(English)científico(Español)wissenschaftlich(Deutsch)científico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csientifique
  • sccientifique
  • sceintifique
  • scienitfique
  • scienntifique
  • scientfiique
  • scientiffique
  • scientifiqeu
  • scientifiqque
  • scientifiuqe
  • scientifqiue
  • scientiifque
  • scienttifique
  • scietnifique
  • scinetifique
  • sicentifique
  • sscientifique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csientifique2sccientifique1sceintifique2scienitfique2scienntifique1scientfiique2scientiffique1scientifiqeu2
Edit distance from "scientifique"

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 "scientifique"?
"scientifique" is spelled S-C-I-E-N-T-I-F-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sjɑ̃.ti.fik\.
What does "scientifique" mean?
As an adjective, "scientifique" means: Qui concerne les sciences ; qui appartient aux sciences.
What words are commonly confused with "scientifique"?
"scientifique" is commonly confused with "scientifiques". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scientifique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scientifique" is \sjɑ̃.ti.fik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scientifique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

parfaitement#1,449anniversaire#1,429certainement#1,509propriétaire#1,536

Similar misspelling depth

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

entièrement17 variantsexploitation17 variantsaugmentation17 variantscommunication17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list