simplet
\sɛ̃.plɛ\
The verdict
“simplet” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,877
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est d’une excessive simplicité, d’une simplicité enfantine, surtout en parlant des choses.
Corpus desk
Index FR-simplet · simplet · French
simplet · rank #45,877 · 11 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,877
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH similarité
Nearest frequency peer: similarité (-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 « simplet »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- sexual
sexual
54,128 corpus weight
- sibylle
sibylle
54,126 corpus weight
- similarité
similarité
54,125 corpus weight
- simplet
simplet
54,124 corpus weight
- sirops
sirops
54,123 corpus weight
- soutane
soutane
54,121 corpus weight
What this shows « simplet » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | simplet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.plɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #45,877 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « simplet »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around simplet (IPA \sɛ̃.plɛ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,877 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for simplet, with forms such as "ismplet", "simlpet", and "simmplet". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "simulé", "simply", "simuler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is simplet, spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Qui est d’une excessive simplicité, d’une simplicité enfantine, surtout en parlant des choses.
- 2Synonyme de simple d’esprit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how simplet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Annie contemple Marcel avec des sentiments très différents des miens, qu’elle résume en cette exclamation simplette : — Comme c’est amusant de voir un homme ici !
On a généralement traité Aucassin comme un conte populaire, dont il fallait mettre en lumière la grâce un peu simplette et la naïveté.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ismplet
- simlpet
- simmplet
- simpelt
- simplett
- simpllet
- simplte
- simpplet
- sipmlet
- smiplet
- ssimplet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of simplet - 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.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).