substantif
\syp.stɑ̃.tif\
The verdict
“substantif” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,167
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui exprime la substance, substantiel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-substantif · substantif · French
substantif · rank #36,167 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #36,167
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH subprimes
Nearest frequency peer: subprimes (-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 “substantif”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- spire
spire
63,837 corpus weight
- stagner
stagner
63,836 corpus weight
- subprimes
subprimes
63,835 corpus weight
- substantif
substantif
63,834 corpus weight
- suggérée
suggérée
63,833 corpus weight
- suivrait
suivrait
63,832 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “substantif” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | substantif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \syp.stɑ̃.tif\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #36,167 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “substantif” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around substantif (IPA \syp.stɑ̃.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,167 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for substantif, with forms such as "sbustantif", "ssubstantif", and "subbstantif". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "substantiel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is substantif, spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui exprime la substance, substantiel.
- 2Qui est relatif au nom ; qui est de la nature du nom ; nominal.
- 3Qualifie des matières colorantes qui teintent directement certaines fibres sans l’opération du mordançage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how substantif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Homme, animal, oiseau, chaleur, beauté, pensée, vertu, abstraction » sont des noms substantifs.
voyez la plénitude en toute chose
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- sbustantif
- ssubstantif
- subbstantif
- subsatntif
- subsstantif
- substanitf
- substanntif
- substantfi
- substantiff
- substanttif
- substatnif
- substnatif
- substtantif
- subtsantif
- susbtantif
- usbstantif
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of substantif - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "substantif", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "substantiel". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #36,167 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.