terrier
\tɛ.ʁje\
The verdict
“terrier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,118
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifiait le registre foncier, contenant le dénombrement, les déclarations des particuliers qui relevaient d’une seigneurie, et le détail des droits, cens et rentes qui y étaient dus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-terrier · terrier · French
terrier · rank #22,118 · 8 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,118
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH terriens
Nearest frequency peer: terriens (-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 “terrier”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tampons
tampons
77,886 corpus weight
- taureaux
taureaux
77,885 corpus weight
- terriens
terriens
77,884 corpus weight
- terrier
terrier
77,883 corpus weight
- Théophile
Théophile
77,882 corpus weight
- tiendront
tiendront
77,881 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “terrier” 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 | terrier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɛ.ʁje\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “terrier” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around terrier (IPA \tɛ.ʁje\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,118 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for terrier, with forms such as "etrrier", "terier", and "terirer". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "trier", "terror", "terroir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is terrier, spelled T-E-R-R-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Qualifiait le registre foncier, contenant le dénombrement, les déclarations des particuliers qui relevaient d’une seigneurie, et le détail des droits, cens et rentes qui y étaient dus.
- 2Qui possède des terres, terrien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how terrier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le papier terrier de telle baronnie.
Les propriétaires terriers ont été longtemps à se faire à l'idée que si la Bourse a ses inconvénients, elle a aussi de grands avantages.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etrrier
- terier
- terirer
- terreir
- terrierr
- terrire
- trerier
- tterrier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terrier - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "terrier", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "terrier". Here's where to go from here.
- "terrier" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "trier". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,118 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "T" letter cohort. T–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.