search

\ˈsɝtʃ\

/\ˈsɝtʃ\/ verb

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The verdict

“search” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,768
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-search · search · French

search · rank #21,768 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,768
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scout

Nearest frequency peer: scout (-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 « search »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « search » 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).

search vs Sarah
50% similar
search vs séance
50% similar

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

Key facts for search
PropertyValue
Headwordsearch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈsɝtʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,768
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « search »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).searchse 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 « scout » (#21,767), « sensée » (#21,769), « Seymour » (#21,770). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « search » est au #21,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around search (IPA \ˈsɝtʃ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,768 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for search, with forms such as "esarch", "saerch", and "seacrh". 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, "Sarah", "séance", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is search, spelled S-E-A-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fouiller.
  2. 2
    Fouiller. Examiner les habits de quelqu’un en explorant ses poches, en le palpant etc. afin de trouver quelque chose qu’il pourrait cacher (spécialement parce qu’il l’aurait volé). Le verbe s’emploie tout particulièrement en relation avec la police.
  3. 3
    Rechercher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Here he was searched. And nothing being found upon him, locked up.
  2. The little boy searched his room everywhere for his lost toy, but he didn’t find it.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esarch
  • saerch
  • seacrh
  • searcch
  • searchh
  • searhc
  • searrch
  • serach
  • ssearch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esarch2saerch2seacrh2searcch1searchh1searhc2searrch1serach2
Edit distance from "search"

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 "search"?
"search" is spelled S-E-A-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsɝtʃ\.
What does "search" mean?
As a verb, "search" means: Fouiller.
What words are commonly confused with "search"?
"search" is commonly confused with "Sarah", "séance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "search"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "search" is \ˈsɝtʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "search" come from?
"search" 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 "search", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sensée#21,769réagis#21,759sésame#21,786talbot#21,789

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

soudure9 variantsroquette9 variantstartes9 variantsTennessee9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list