sordides

\sɔʁ.did\

/\sɔʁ.did\/ adj

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The verdict

“sordides” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,284
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de sordide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sordides · sordides · French

sordides · rank #35,284 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,284
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sommier

Nearest frequency peer: sommier (-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 « sordides »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sordides » 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).

sordides vs sorties
75% similar
sordides vs solides
75% similar
sordides vs sordide
88% similar

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

Key facts for sordides
PropertyValue
Headwordsordides
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɔʁ.did\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,284
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sordides »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sordidesse 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 « sommier » (#35,283), « sortirai » (#35,285), « solvants » (#35,282). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sordides » est au #35,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sordides (IPA \sɔʁ.did\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,284 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de sordide.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sordides, with forms such as "osrdides", "sodrides", and "sorddides". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sorties", "solides", "sordide", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sordides, spelled S-O-R-D-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sordide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces quatre-vingt-dix mille francs, amassés sou à sou, provenaient donc d’économies sordides et fort inintelligemment employées.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osrdides
  • sodrides
  • sorddides
  • sorddies
  • sordiddes
  • sordidess
  • sordidse
  • sordieds
  • soriddes
  • sorrdides
  • srodides
  • ssordides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osrdides2sodrides2sorddides1sorddies2sordiddes1sordidess1sordidse2sordieds2
Edit distance from "sordides"

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 "sordides"?
"sordides" is spelled S-O-R-D-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔʁ.did\.
What does "sordides" mean?
As an adjective, "sordides" means: Pluriel de sordide.
What words are commonly confused with "sordides"?
"sordides" is commonly confused with "sorties", "solides", "sordide". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sordides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sordides" is \sɔʁ.did\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sordides" come from?
"sordides" 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 "sordides", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sortirai#35,285solvants#35,282soucoupe#35,286souffres#35,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sarrasins12 variantsrésolues12 variantsruralité12 variantstribales12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list