stupide

\sty.pid\

/\sty.pid\/ adj

The verdict

“stupide” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,288
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est frappé de stupeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stupide · stupide · French

stupide · rank #4,288 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,288
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sons

Nearest frequency peer: sons (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “stupide”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “stupide” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

stupide vs stupides
88% similar
stupide vs stupidité
67% similar

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

Key facts for stupide
PropertyValue
Headwordstupide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sty.pid\
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,288
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “stupide” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).stupidese 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 « sons » (#4,287), « symptômes » (#4,289), « smith » (#4,286). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around stupide (IPA \sty.pid\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,288 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for stupide, with forms such as "sstupide", "stpuide", and "sttupide". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "stupides", "stupidité", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is stupide, spelled S-T-U-P-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est frappé de stupeur.
  2. 2
    Qui est hébété, idiot, obtus ; qui est d’un esprit lourd et pesant.
  3. 3
    Qualifie les productions d’un esprit lourd et pesant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est alors que se produisit l’événement qui nous tint stupides. Vers le même lieu il se fit une explosion ou plutôt une éruption, avec le tapage de mille pièces, et un grand nuage cuivré dans lequel éclataient des projectiles innombrables ; tout cela au grand soleil. De telles choses laissent sans pensée ; et l’on se demande si l’on a rêvé […]
  2. À l’en croire, c’était lui qui dansait, qui levait la jambe, qui se dandinait, tellement il se donnait de mal pour communiquer à ces merveilleuses mais stupides créatures un peu du feu sacré dont il les prétendait dépourvues.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstupide
  • stpuide
  • sttupide
  • stuipde
  • stupdie
  • stupidde
  • stupied
  • stuppide
  • sutpide
  • tsupide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stupide - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstupide1stpuide2sttupide1stuipde2stupdie2stupidde1stupied2stuppide1
Edit distance from "stupide"

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 "stupide"?
"stupide" is spelled S-T-U-P-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sty.pid\.
What does "stupide" mean?
As an adjective, "stupide" means: Qui est frappé de stupeur.
What words are commonly confused with "stupide"?
"stupide" is commonly confused with "stupides", "stupidité". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stupide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stupide" is \sty.pid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stupide" come from?
"stupide" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stupide", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "stupide". Here's where to go from here.

  • "stupide" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "stupides". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #4,288 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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