théories
\te.ɔ.ʁi\
The verdict
“théories” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,616
- frequency rank, French
- 3,703
- “T” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de théorie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-theories · théories · French
théories · rank #5,616 · 12 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,616
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,703
- PHOTO-FINISH thread
Nearest frequency peer: thread (-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 « théories »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- subit
subit
94,388 corpus weight
- tensions
tensions
94,387 corpus weight
- thread
thread
94,386 corpus weight
- théories
théories
94,385 corpus weight
- times
times
94,384 corpus weight
- tombent
tombent
94,383 corpus weight
What this shows « théories » 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 | théories |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \te.ɔ.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,616 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « théories »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around théories (IPA \te.ɔ.ʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,616 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de théorie.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for théories, with forms such as "htéories", "theories", and "thhéories". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tories", "tueries", "thermes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is théories, spelled T-H-É-O-R-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de théorie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how théories appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les néogramsciens critiquent les théoriciens orthodoxes en EPI parce que leurs théories sont fondamentalement anhistoriques.
Derrière nous, le temple, tout illuminé, tout ouvert ; les bonzes assis en théories immobiles, dans le sanctuaire étincelant d’or qu’habitent les divinités, les chimères et les symboles.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- htéories
- theories
- thhéories
- thoéries
- théoires
- théoreis
- théoriess
- théorise
- théorries
- théroies
- tthéories
- téhories
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of théories - 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).