structure

\stʁyk.tyʁ\

/\stʁyk.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“structure” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,641
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ossature porteuse d’un édifice bâti, d'une construction mécanique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-structure · structure · French

structure · rank #1,641 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,641
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Star

Nearest frequency peer: Star (-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 « structure »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « structure » 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).

structure vs structurel
90% similar
structure vs structurée
90% similar
structure vs structurer
90% similar

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

Key facts for structure
PropertyValue
Headwordstructure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stʁyk.tyʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,641
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « structure »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).structurese 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 « Star » (#1,640), « textes » (#1,642), « régulièrement » (#1,639). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « structure » est au #1,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around structure (IPA \stʁyk.tyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,641 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for structure, with forms such as "srtucture", "sstructure", and "strcuture". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "structurel", "structurée", "structurer", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is structure, spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ossature porteuse d’un édifice bâti, d'une construction mécanique.
  2. 2
    Organisation des constituants d’un système, architecture.
  3. 3
    Ensemble combiné avec un ou plusieurs objets relatifs à cet ensemble (comme des lois de composition), satisfaisant un certain nombre de propriétés.
  4. 4
    Organisation du réseau régulier de maillons élémentaires.
  5. 5
    Arrangement, agencement, organisation entre différents éléments.
  6. 6
    Ensemble formel de relations, idée centrale du paradigme épistémologique structuraliste.
  7. 7
    Harmonie globale.
  8. 8
    Proportions des différents âges, diamètres ou catégories des arbres dans une forêt traitée en futaie irrégulière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Posée sur douze vérins en appui sur la structure de la tour, la plate-forme de déconstruction permet à des engins de petite taille pourvus de pince de grignotage d’intervenir, avec un faible impact environnemental.
  2. L’humus qui, lié aux argiles, contribue à la qualité de la structure des sols et à leur fertilité, résulte de la transformation de la matière organique.

This word in other languages

structure(English)estructura(Español)Struktur(Deutsch)estrutura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtucture
  • sstructure
  • strcuture
  • strructure
  • struccture
  • structrue
  • structture
  • structuer
  • structurre
  • strucutre
  • strutcure
  • sttructure
  • sturcture
  • tsructure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of structure - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

srtucture2sstructure1strcuture2strructure1struccture1structrue2structture1structuer2
Edit distance from "structure"

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 "structure"?
"structure" is spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁyk.tyʁ\.
What does "structure" mean?
As a noun, "structure" means: Ossature porteuse d’un édifice bâti, d'une construction mécanique.
What words are commonly confused with "structure"?
"structure" is commonly confused with "structurel", "structurée", "structurer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "structure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "structure" is \stʁyk.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "structure" come from?
"structure" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "structure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rejoindre#1,636dangereux#1,657documents#1,659reprendre#1,674

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

classement14 variantsfrançaises14 variantssentiment14 variantsmilitaires14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list