sonnette

\sɔ.nɛt\

/\sɔ.nɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“sonnette” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,822
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clochette dont on se sert pour appeler ou pour avertir de sa présence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sonnette · sonnette · French

sonnette · rank #17,822 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,822
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH solidement

Nearest frequency peer: solidement (-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 « sonnette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sonnette » 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).

sonnette vs sonnet
75% similar
sonnette vs sonnent
75% similar
sonnette vs sonnets
75% similar

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

Key facts for sonnette
PropertyValue
Headwordsonnette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.nɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,822
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sonnette »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sonnettese 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 « solidement » (#17,821), « souhaiterais » (#17,823), « software » (#17,820). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sonnette » est au #17,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sonnette (IPA \sɔ.nɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,822 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sonnette, with forms such as "osnnette", "snonette", and "sonentte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sonnet", "sonnent", "sonnets", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sonnette, spelled S-O-N-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clochette dont on se sert pour appeler ou pour avertir de sa présence.
  2. 2
    Grelot, petite boule de cuivre ou d’argent, creuse et fendue, dans laquelle il y a un petit morceau de métal qui sonne quand on l’agite.
  3. 3
    Avertisseur sonore placé à l’entrée d’une maison ou d’un magasin pour indiquer son arrivée.
  4. 4
    Machine dont on se sert pour enfoncer des pilotis et des pieux.
  5. 5
    Somme d'argent importante.
  6. 6
    Surnom donné au véhicule de surveillance situé au plus près de la cible à observer et devant donner l’alerte en cas de mouvement suspect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est inutile de dire que, dès minuit, Peyrade cotonnait le battant de cette sonnette.
  2. Il courut aux cordons des sonnettes, les tira de manière à les briser, après avoir fait retentir des tintements étranges.

Synonyms

avertisseur sonoresonnerietimbremouton

This word in other languages

doorbell(English)campanilla(Español)Klingel(Deutsch)guizo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osnnette
  • snonette
  • sonentte
  • sonette
  • sonnete
  • sonnetet
  • sonntete
  • ssonnette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osnnette2snonette2sonentte2sonette1sonnete1sonnetet2sonntete2ssonnette1
Edit distance from "sonnette"

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 "sonnette"?
"sonnette" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.nɛt\.
What does "sonnette" mean?
As a noun, "sonnette" means: Clochette dont on se sert pour appeler ou pour avertir de sa présence.
What words are commonly confused with "sonnette"?
"sonnette" is commonly confused with "sonnet", "sonnent", "sonnets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sonnette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonnette" is \sɔ.nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonnette" come from?
"sonnette" 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 "sonnette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

software#17,820snapchat#17,819ruptures#17,807touchait#17,839

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

split8 variantsséché8 variantsrivale8 variantsrestau8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list