souveraines

\su.vʁɛn\

/\su.vʁɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“souveraines” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #28,755 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#28,755
frequency rank, French
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de souverain.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

souveraines vs souverains
91% similar
souveraines vs souveraineté
83% similar
souveraines vs souverain
82% similar

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

Key facts for souveraines
PropertyValue
Headwordsouveraines
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\su.vʁɛn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,755
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “souveraines” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). souveraines lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for souveraines is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.vʁɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #28,755 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Féminin pluriel de souverain.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for souveraines, with forms such as "osuveraines", "souevraines", and "souvearines". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "souverains", "souveraineté", "souverain", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is souveraines, spelled S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de souverain.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osuveraines,souevraines,souvearines,souveraiens,souverainess,souverainnes,souverainse,souveranies,souverianes,souverraines,souvreaines,souvveraines,sovueraines,ssouveraines,suoveraines

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osuveraines2souevraines2souvearines2souveraiens2souverainess1souverainnes1souverainse2souveranies2
Edit distance from "souveraines"

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 "souveraines"?
"souveraines" is spelled S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \su.vʁɛn\.
What does "souveraines" mean?
As an adjective, "souveraines" means: Féminin pluriel de souverain.
What words are commonly confused with "souveraines"?
"souveraines" is commonly confused with "souverains", "souveraineté", "souverain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "souveraines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souveraines" is \su.vʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souveraines" come from?
"souveraines" 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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Using “souveraines”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \su.vʁɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “souverains” - see the side-by-side comparison. souveraines vs souverains
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list