séparateur
\se.pa.ʁa.tœʁ\
The verdict
“séparateur” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #48,817 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,817
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément, outil ou personne qui sépare.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | séparateur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \se.pa.ʁa.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #48,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “séparateur” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for séparateur is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \se.pa.ʁa.tœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #48,817 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Élément, outil ou personne qui sépare.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for séparateur, with forms such as "separateur", "spéarateur", and "sséparateur". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is séparateur, spelled S-É-P-A-R-A-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Élément, outil ou personne qui sépare.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: separateur,spéarateur,sséparateur,séaprateur,sépaarteur,séparaetur,séparateru,séparateurr,séparatteur,séparatuer,séparrateur,sépartaeur,sépparateur,sépraateur,ésparateur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of séparateur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “séparateur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-É-P-A-R-A-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \se.pa.ʁa.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.