superstitieux
\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\
The verdict
“superstitieux” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,080
- frequency rank, French
- 394,209
- “S” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui vit dans la superstition ; qui craint les effets des influences surnaturelles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superstitieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #37,080 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “superstitieux” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around superstitieux (IPA \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,080 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for superstitieux, with forms such as "spuerstitieux", "ssuperstitieux", and "sueprstitieux". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is superstitieux, spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui vit dans la superstition ; qui craint les effets des influences surnaturelles.
- 2Où il y a de la superstition.
- 3Qui fait preuve d’un attachement tatillon à quelque chose.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- spuerstitieux
- ssuperstitieux
- sueprstitieux
- superrstitieux
- supersittieux
- supersstitieux
- superstiiteux
- superstiteiux
- superstitieuxx
- superstitiexu
- superstitiuex
- superstittieux
- supersttiieux
- supersttitieux
- supertsitieux
- supesrtitieux
- supperstitieux
- suprestitieux
- usperstitieux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of superstitieux - 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.
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Using “superstitieux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.