thèmes

\tɛm\

/\tɛm\/ noun

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The verdict

“thèmes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,103
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de thème.

Corpus desk

Index FR-themes · thèmes · French

thèmes · rank #4,103 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,103
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH succession

Nearest frequency peer: succession (-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 « thèmes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « thèmes » 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).

thèmes vs thés
50% similar
thèmes vs thèse
67% similar
thèmes vs times
67% similar

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

Key facts for thèmes
PropertyValue
Headwordthèmes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,103
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « thèmes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).thèmesse 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 « succession » (#4,102), « tiennent » (#4,104), « stations » (#4,101). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « thèmes » est au #4,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around thèmes (IPA \tɛm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,103 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de thème.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for thèmes, with forms such as "htèmes", "themes", and "thhèmes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "thés", "thèse", "times", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is thèmes, spelled T-H-È-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de thème.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans le hall d’entrée du cinéma, Anna avait installé des grands panneaux d’affichage avec l’horaire des séances de cinéma, les thèmes des débats à venir, une foule de slogans qui s’entredévoraient et des messages à caractère informatif : « Comment réaliser un cocktail Molotov : une bouteille remplie de 2/3 d’essence, de savon en poudre, et un chiffon imbi…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htèmes
  • themes
  • thhèmes
  • thmèes
  • thèems
  • thèmess
  • thèmmes
  • thèmse
  • tthèmes
  • tèhmes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

htèmes2themes1thhèmes1thmèes2thèems2thèmess1thèmmes1thèmse2
Edit distance from "thèmes"

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 "thèmes"?
"thèmes" is spelled T-H-È-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛm\.
What does "thèmes" mean?
As a noun, "thèmes" means: Pluriel de thème.
What words are commonly confused with "thèmes"?
"thèmes" is commonly confused with "thés", "thèse", "times". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thèmes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thèmes" is \tɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thèmes" come from?
"thèmes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trains#4,105relais#4,094étudié#4,115motifs#4,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tiennent10 variantsvoyager10 variantsrelever10 variantséglises10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list