somptueux

\sɔ̃p.tɥø\

/\sɔ̃p.tɥø\/ adj

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The verdict

“somptueux” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,879. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,879
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est d’une grande richesse, d'une grande magnificence, en parlant des choses mais aussi des gens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-somptueux · somptueux · French

somptueux · rank #18,879 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,879
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH soutenait

Nearest frequency peer: soutenait (+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 « somptueux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « somptueux » 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).

somptueux vs somptueuse
80% similar

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

Key facts for somptueux
PropertyValue
Headwordsomptueux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɔ̃p.tɥø\
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,879
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « somptueux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).somptueuxse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « soutenait » (#18,880), « solitaires » (#18,877), « spirituels » (#18,881). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « somptueux » est au #18,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around somptueux (IPA \sɔ̃p.tɥø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,879 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est d’une grande richesse, d'une grande magnificence, en parlant des choses mais aussi des gens.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for somptueux, with forms such as "osmptueux", "smoptueux", and "sommptueux". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "somptueuse", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is somptueux, spelled S-O-M-P-T-U-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est d’une grande richesse, d'une grande magnificence, en parlant des choses mais aussi des gens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De cent façons, New York et sa somptueuse ploutocratie répétaient Venise : dans la magnificence de son architecture, de ses arts, de ses édifices, dans le farouche acharnement de ses luttes politiques, dans sa suprématie commerciale et maritime.
  2. Une indéniable sérénité se reflétait sur ses traits. Peut-être était-ce l’apaisante influence du cigare dont la bague rouge, ornée d’un somptueux écu gaufré d'or, indiquait sans discrétion le prix.

This word in other languages

sumptuous(English)suntuoso(Español)prunkvoll(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osmptueux
  • smoptueux
  • sommptueux
  • sompptueux
  • sompteuux
  • sompttueux
  • somptueuxx
  • somptuexu
  • somptuuex
  • somputeux
  • somtpueux
  • sopmtueux
  • ssomptueux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osmptueux2smoptueux2sommptueux1sompptueux1sompteuux2sompttueux1somptueuxx1somptuexu2
Edit distance from "somptueux"

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 "somptueux"?
"somptueux" is spelled S-O-M-P-T-U-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ̃p.tɥø\.
What does "somptueux" mean?
As an adjective, "somptueux" means: Qui est d’une grande richesse, d'une grande magnificence, en parlant des choses mais aussi des gens.
What words are commonly confused with "somptueux"?
"somptueux" is commonly confused with "somptueuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "somptueux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "somptueux" is \sɔ̃p.tɥø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "somptueux" come from?
"somptueux" 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 "somptueux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soutenait#18,880shampoing#18,875subjectif#18,883rémunérés#18,868

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

utilisons13 variantsrendaient13 variantsrecouvrir13 variantsadorables13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list