stack

\stak\

/\stak\/ noun

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The verdict

“stack” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,203
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Montant du tapis d’un joueur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stack · stack · French

stack · rank #32,203 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,203
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH spéculateurs

Nearest frequency peer: spéculateurs (-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 « stack »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « stack » 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).

stack vs Star
40% similar
stack vs stan
60% similar
stack vs stat
60% similar

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

Key facts for stack
PropertyValue
Headwordstack
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stak\
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,203
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « stack »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).stackse 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 « spéculateurs » (#32,202), « subventionner » (#32,204), « spoil » (#32,201). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stack » est au #32,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around stack (IPA \stak\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,203 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for stack, with forms such as "satck", "sstack", and "stacck". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Star", "stan", "stat", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is stack, spelled S-T-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Montant du tapis d’un joueur.
  2. 2
    Éperon rocheux détaché du littoral par l’érosion.
  3. 3
    Quantité d’un item donné qui remplit un emplacement d'inventaire, d’un sac etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Stack de 10 000 euros
  2. Les stacks sont pour la plupart présents le long de côtes formées de falaises et une arche naturelle littorale crée généralement un stack lorsqu’elle s’effondre.

This word in other languages

sea stack(English)farallón(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satck
  • sstack
  • stacck
  • stackk
  • stakc
  • stcak
  • sttack
  • tsack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satck2sstack1stacck1stackk1stakc2stcak2sttack1tsack2
Edit distance from "stack"

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 "stack"?
"stack" is spelled S-T-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \stak\.
What does "stack" mean?
As a noun, "stack" means: Montant du tapis d’un joueur.
What words are commonly confused with "stack"?
"stack" is commonly confused with "Star", "stan", "stat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stack" is \stak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stack" come from?
"stack" 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 "stack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spoil#32,201shots#32,191those#32,216Tilly#32,218

Similar misspelling depth

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

tongs8 variantstourbe8 variantsvoulus8 variantsvéreux8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list