sunnites

\sy.nit\

/\sy.nit\/ adj

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The verdict

“sunnites” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,779
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de sunnite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sunnites · sunnites · French

sunnites · rank #21,779 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,779
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH storm

Nearest frequency peer: storm (-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 « sunnites »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sunnites » 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).

sunnites vs suites
75% similar
sunnites vs sunnite
88% similar

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

Key facts for sunnites
PropertyValue
Headwordsunnites
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sy.nit\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,779
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sunnites »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sunnitesse 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 « storm » (#21,778), « superviseur » (#21,780), « Stevenson » (#21,777). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sunnites » est au #21,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sunnites (IPA \sy.nit\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,779 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de sunnite.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sunnites, with forms such as "snunites", "ssunnites", and "sunintes". 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, "suites", "sunnite", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sunnites, spelled S-U-N-N-I-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sunnite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Au contraire ces initiatives visaient à "sunnitiser", à assimiler l’alévisme aux thèses sunnites et surtout à diviser cette communauté.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • snunites
  • ssunnites
  • sunintes
  • sunites
  • sunniets
  • sunnitess
  • sunnitse
  • sunnittes
  • sunnties
  • usnnites

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sunnites - 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.

snunites2ssunnites1sunintes2sunites1sunniets2sunnitess1sunnitse2sunnittes1
Edit distance from "sunnites"

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 "sunnites"?
"sunnites" is spelled S-U-N-N-I-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.nit\.
What does "sunnites" mean?
As an adjective, "sunnites" means: Pluriel de sunnite.
What words are commonly confused with "sunnites"?
"sunnites" is commonly confused with "suites", "sunnite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sunnites"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sunnites" is \sy.nit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sunnites" come from?
"sunnites" 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 "sunnites", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sélectif#21,784Schengen#21,765théâtral#21,795réussira#21,762

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

siemens10 variantsSeymour10 variantsvisitez10 variantsécrasée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list