scrupule

\skʁy.pyl\

/\skʁy.pyl\/ noun

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The verdict

“scrupule” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,465
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doute ou hésitation que l'on éprouve à la peur de mal faire ou d'être importun.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scrupule · scrupule · French

scrupule · rank #21,465 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,465
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saumur

Nearest frequency peer: Saumur (-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 « scrupule »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « scrupule » 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).

scrupule vs scrupules
89% similar
scrupule vs scrupuleux
80% similar

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

Key facts for scrupule
PropertyValue
Headwordscrupule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skʁy.pyl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,465
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scrupule »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).scrupulese 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 « Saumur » (#21,464), « selles » (#21,466), « sant » (#21,463). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scrupule » est au #21,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around scrupule (IPA \skʁy.pyl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,465 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for scrupule, with forms such as "csrupule", "sccrupule", and "scrpuule". 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, "scrupules", "scrupuleux", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 scrupule, spelled S-C-R-U-P-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doute ou hésitation que l'on éprouve à la peur de mal faire ou d'être importun.
  2. 2
    Grande exactitude à observer la règle, à remplir ses devoirs.
  3. 3
    Grande délicatesse en matière de procédés ou de mœurs.
  4. 4
    Grande sévérité d’un auteur, d’un artiste dans la correction d’un ouvrage.
  5. 5
    Reste de difficulté ; nuage qui reste dans l’esprit après l’éclaircissement d’une question ou d’une affaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tous les crimes que la loi punit dans la vie privée, les peuples les commettent sans scrupule les uns sur les autres. On se vole, on se pille, se trahit, s’extermine en grand, sous couleur de patriotisme et de raison d’état !
  2. D’ailleurs, les lumières acquises par Esther sur les moyens secrètement honteux auxquels le baron devait sa fortune colossale lui ôtèrent tout scrupule, elle se plut à jouer le rôle de la déesse Até, la vengeance, selon le mot de Carlos.

This word in other languages

scruple(English)escrúpulo(Español)Skrupel(Deutsch)escrúpulo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csrupule
  • sccrupule
  • scrpuule
  • scrrupule
  • scruplue
  • scruppule
  • scrupuel
  • scrupulle
  • scruuple
  • scurpule
  • srcupule
  • sscrupule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

csrupule2sccrupule1scrpuule2scrrupule1scruplue2scruppule1scrupuel2scrupulle1
Edit distance from "scrupule"

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 "scrupule"?
"scrupule" is spelled S-C-R-U-P-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \skʁy.pyl\.
What does "scrupule" mean?
As a noun, "scrupule" means: Doute ou hésitation que l'on éprouve à la peur de mal faire ou d'être importun.
What words are commonly confused with "scrupule"?
"scrupule" is commonly confused with "scrupules", "scrupuleux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scrupule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scrupule" is \skʁy.pyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scrupule" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sexistes#21,467réécrire#21,460récoltés#21,454tangible#21,480

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

rongeurs12 variantsreportée12 variantsrecevons12 variantstuileries12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list