séchoir

\se.ʃwaʁ\

/\se.ʃwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“séchoir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,339
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où l’on étend, où l’on suspend les toiles, les cuirs, les papiers, etc., pour les faire sécher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sechoir · séchoir · French

séchoir · rank #45,339 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,339
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH syrah

Nearest frequency peer: syrah (-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 « séchoir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « séchoir » 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).

séchoir vs sécher
71% similar

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

Key facts for séchoir
PropertyValue
Headwordséchoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.ʃwaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,339
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « séchoir »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).séchoirse 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 « syrah » (#45,338), « sélectionnez » (#45,340), « symbolisé » (#45,337). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « séchoir » est au #45,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around séchoir (IPA \se.ʃwaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,339 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for séchoir, with forms such as "scéhoir", "sechoir", and "sséchoir". 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, "sécher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 séchoir, spelled S-É-C-H-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu où l’on étend, où l’on suspend les toiles, les cuirs, les papiers, etc., pour les faire sécher.
  2. 2
    Dispositif qui sert à faire sécher différentes préparations, différents objets.
  3. 3
    Appareil électrique servant à sécher les cheveux en soufflant de l’air chaud.
  4. 4
    Prison.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et ces costumes, ils se trouvaient étendus dans les séchoirs, numérotés par habilleuses, car on leur donnait aussi des serviteurs pour s'en vêtir !
  2. Comme les pluies nuisent beaucoup à la dessiccation en plein air, on vient d'inaugurer un séchoir artificiel : c'est un four à chaleur modérée, où l'on dispose les poissons sur des lattes; au bout de trois jours ils sont séchés à point.

Synonyms

sèche-cheveuxséchoir à cheveux

This word in other languages

secadero(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • scéhoir
  • sechoir
  • sséchoir
  • sécchoir
  • séchhoir
  • séchior
  • séchoirr
  • séchori
  • sécohir
  • séhcoir
  • éschoir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of séchoir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

scéhoir2sechoir1sséchoir1sécchoir1séchhoir1séchior2séchoirr1séchori2
Edit distance from "séchoir"

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 "séchoir"?
"séchoir" is spelled S-É-C-H-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ʃwaʁ\.
What does "séchoir" mean?
As a noun, "séchoir" means: Lieu où l’on étend, où l’on suspend les toiles, les cuirs, les papiers, etc., pour les faire sécher.
What words are commonly confused with "séchoir"?
"séchoir" is commonly confused with "sécher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "séchoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "séchoir" is \se.ʃwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "séchoir" come from?
"séchoir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suscita#45,336textuel#45,345sonates#45,323triplés#45,359

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

sifflent11 variantssecouant11 variantsvotaient11 variantssadiques11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list