séisme

\se.ism\

/\se.ism\/ noun

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The verdict

“séisme” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,140
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suite de secousses qui affecte, avec plus ou moins de force, la surface de la terre ou les fonds marins, et qui résulte de la propagation d'ondes provenant notamment du mouvement en profondeur des ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-seisme · séisme · French

séisme · rank #11,140 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,140
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH susciter

Nearest frequency peer: susciter (-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 « séisme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « séisme » 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).

séisme vs semé
33% similar
séisme vs sise
67% similar
séisme vs seize
50% similar

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

Key facts for séisme
PropertyValue
Headwordséisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.ism\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,140
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « séisme »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.séismese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « susciter » (#11,139), « temporaires » (#11,141), « suffisent » (#11,138). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « séisme » est au #11,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around séisme (IPA \se.ism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,140 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for séisme, with forms such as "seisme", "siésme", and "sséisme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "semé", "sise", "seize", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is séisme, spelled S-É-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suite de secousses qui affecte, avec plus ou moins de force, la surface de la terre ou les fonds marins, et qui résulte de la propagation d'ondes provenant notamment du mouvement en profondeur des plaques de l'écorce terrestre.
  2. 2
    Grand bouleversement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le moment sismique mesure l'énergie déployée par un séisme.
  2. En deux siècles, la France a ressenti au minimum 751 séismes. L’intensité de chaque secousse est estimée sur l’échelle MSK adaptée aux pays de sismicité modérée […].

This word in other languages

earthquake(English)terremoto(Español)Erdbeben(Deutsch)tremor de terra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • seisme
  • siésme
  • sséisme
  • séimse
  • séisem
  • séismme
  • séissme
  • sésime
  • ésisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

seisme1siésme2sséisme1séimse2séisem2séismme1séissme1sésime2
Edit distance from "séisme"

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 "séisme"?
"séisme" is spelled S-É-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ism\.
What does "séisme" mean?
As a noun, "séisme" means: Suite de secousses qui affecte, avec plus ou moins de force, la surface de la terre ou les fonds marins, et qui résulte de la propagation d'ondes provenant notamment du mouvement en profondeur des ...
What words are commonly confused with "séisme"?
"séisme" is commonly confused with "semé", "sise", "seize". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "séisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "séisme" is \se.ism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "séisme" come from?
"séisme" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Stefan#11,136souper#11,135sceaux#11,131venais#11,149

Similar misspelling depth

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

soucier9 variantsvaccins9 variantsrondes9 variantsamants9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list