stagner

\staɡ.ne\

/\staɡ.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“stagner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,165
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour un liquide, ne pas bouger, rester inerte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stagner · stagner · French

stagner · rank #36,165 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,165
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH spire

Nearest frequency peer: spire (-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 « stagner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « stagner » 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).

stagner vs stoner
71% similar
stagner vs statuer
71% similar
stagner vs Steiner
57% similar

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

Key facts for stagner
PropertyValue
Headwordstagner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\staɡ.ne\
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,165
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « stagner »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).stagnerse 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 « spire » (#36,164), « subprimes » (#36,166), « souvenons » (#36,163). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stagner » est au #36,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around stagner (IPA \staɡ.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,165 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for stagner, with forms such as "satgner", "sstagner", and "stagenr". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "stoner", "statuer", "Steiner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is stagner, spelled S-T-A-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pour un liquide, ne pas bouger, rester inerte.
  2. 2
    Ne pas évoluer, ne pas être en mouvement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des racines coupées et des feuilles de betteraves, bouillant dans une marmite sur le feu, mêlaient leur parfum âcre à l’odeur de renfermé qui semblait stagner dans les encoignures.
  2. Le seul exutoire des eaux du marais étant le Petit-Morin au pont de Saint-Prix, il apparaît évident que l'entretien de cette rivière (faucardage et curage) doit être régulier, sinon le drainage serait insuffisant et l'eau stagnerait sur les terres voisines, rendant ainsi toute culture impossible.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satgner
  • sstagner
  • stagenr
  • staggner
  • stagnerr
  • stagnner
  • stagnre
  • stanger
  • stganer
  • sttagner
  • tsagner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satgner2sstagner1stagenr2staggner1stagnerr1stagnner1stagnre2stanger2
Edit distance from "stagner"

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 "stagner"?
"stagner" is spelled S-T-A-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \staɡ.ne\.
What does "stagner" mean?
As a verb, "stagner" means: Pour un liquide, ne pas bouger, rester inerte.
What words are commonly confused with "stagner"?
"stagner" is commonly confused with "stoner", "statuer", "Steiner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stagner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stagner" is \staɡ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stagner" come from?
"stagner" 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 "stagner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list