théâtral
\te.a.tʁal\
The verdict
“théâtral” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,795
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui appartient au théâtre ; qui est propre au théâtre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-theatral · théâtral · French
théâtral · rank #21,795 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,795
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH through
Nearest frequency peer: through (-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 « théâtral »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- thaïlandais
thaïlandais
78,208 corpus weight
- through
through
78,207 corpus weight
- théâtral
théâtral
78,206 corpus weight
- tiendrait
tiendrait
78,205 corpus weight
- tonique
tonique
78,204 corpus weight
- traitance
traitance
78,203 corpus weight
What this shows « théâtral » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
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 | théâtral |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \te.a.tʁal\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « théâtral »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around théâtral (IPA \te.a.tʁal\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,795 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for théâtral, with forms such as "htéâtral", "theatral", and "thhéâtral". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "theatre", "théâtres", "théâtrale", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 théâtral, spelled T-H-É-Â-T-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui appartient au théâtre ; qui est propre au théâtre.
- 2Qui ne convient guère qu’au théâtre ; qui vise à l’effet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how théâtral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pausole entendait commencer l'éducation théâtrale de sa fille par une soirée de ballet, jugeant qu'un sujet de pantomime est moins aisé à découvrir et par conséquent moins dangereux à méditer qu'une action de comédie.
Il vient de publier un volume, l’Art du Théâtre. C'est un recueil de ses chroniques théâtrales avec une préface de Courteline.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- htéâtral
- theatral
- thhéâtral
- thâétral
- thétâral
- théârtal
- théâtarl
- théâtrall
- théâtrla
- théâtrral
- théâttral
- tthéâtral
- téhâtral
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of théâtral - 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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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).