superstitieux

\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\

/\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\/ adj

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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
6,032
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui vit dans la superstition ; qui craint les effets des influences surnaturelles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-superstitieux · superstitieux · French

superstitieux · rank #37,080 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,080
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH submersion

Nearest frequency peer: submersion (-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 « superstitieux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « superstitieux » 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
Key facts for superstitieux
PropertyValue
Headwordsuperstitieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\
Letters13
Frequency rank#37,080
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « superstitieux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).superstitieuxse 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 « submersion » (#37,079), « supposément » (#37,081), « structurellement » (#37,078). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « superstitieux » est au #37,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around superstitieux (IPA \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,080 among 6,032 “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

  1. 1
    Qui vit dans la superstition ; qui craint les effets des influences surnaturelles.
  2. 2
    Où il y a de la superstition.
  3. 3
    Qui fait preuve d’un attachement tatillon à quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Mauvais présage ! » disaient les personnes superstitieuses ; et le nombre en est grand en Lithuanie.
  2. — Ma sœur Rosalie, c’est à vous de couper… — De la main gauche !… Je coupe toujours de la main gauche. — Est-ce que vous seriez superstitieuse ? — Non… mais c’est une idée que j’ai comme ça !…

This word in other languages

superstitious(English)abergläubisch(Deutsch)

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.

spuerstitieux2ssuperstitieux1sueprstitieux2superrstitieux1supersittieux2supersstitieux1superstiiteux2superstiteiux2
Edit distance from "superstitieux"

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 "superstitieux"?
"superstitieux" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\.
What does "superstitieux" mean?
As an adjective, "superstitieux" means: Qui vit dans la superstition ; qui craint les effets des influences surnaturelles.
What are common misspellings of "superstitieux"?
Common misspellings include "spuerstitieux", "ssuperstitieux", "sueprstitieux", "superrstitieux", "supersittieux". The correct spelling is "superstitieux".
How do you pronounce "superstitieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "superstitieux" is \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

travaillistes#37,101récipiendaire#37,051reconnaîtront#37,027observatoires#36,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

retranscrire19 variantsrationnellement19 variantsmanipulateurs19 variantsconséquemment19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list