template

\tɛm.plɛt\

/\tɛm.plɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“template” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,068
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modèle de conception de logiciel ou de présentation des données.

Corpus desk

Index FR-template · template · French

template · rank #47,068 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,068
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teller

Nearest frequency peer: Teller (-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 « template »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « template » 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).

template vs temple
75% similar
template vs tempête
75% similar

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

Key facts for template
PropertyValue
Headwordtemplate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛm.plɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,068
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « template »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.templatese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Teller » (#47,067), « terrasser » (#47,069), « théocratie » (#47,070). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « template » est au #47,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around template (IPA \tɛm.plɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,068 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for template, with forms such as "etmplate", "temlpate", and "temmplate". 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, "temple", "tempête", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is template, spelled T-E-M-P-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modèle de conception de logiciel ou de présentation des données.
  2. 2
    Objet défini partiellement, sans considération envers le type des données avec lesquelles il sera finalement utilisé. Il permet de créer des classes génériques et des fonctions génériques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un template est défini par la balise à laquelle plusieurs attributs peuvent être associés.
  2. L'utilisateur doit adapter les options de compilation des différents modules de son programme pour ne générer qu'une seule version de l'instanciation d'un template.

Synonyms

gabaritmodèlepatron

This word in other languages

template(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etmplate
  • temlpate
  • temmplate
  • tempalte
  • templaet
  • templatte
  • templlate
  • templtae
  • tempplate
  • tepmlate
  • tmeplate
  • ttemplate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of template - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etmplate2temlpate2temmplate1tempalte2templaet2templatte1templlate1templtae2
Edit distance from "template"

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 "template"?
"template" is spelled T-E-M-P-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛm.plɛt\.
What does "template" mean?
As a noun, "template" means: Modèle de conception de logiciel ou de présentation des données.
What words are commonly confused with "template"?
"template" is commonly confused with "temple", "tempête". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "template"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "template" is \tɛm.plɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "template" come from?
"template" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tasmanie#47,064sucrière#47,060statuant#47,055vaciller#47,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sèchent12 variantssuccédera12 variantssuccincte12 variantsrécoltée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list