three

\ˈtri\

/\ˈtri\/ noun

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The verdict

“three” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,176
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour le chiffre 3.

Corpus desk

Index FR-three · three · French

three · rank #19,176 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,176
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH thermomètre

Nearest frequency peer: thermomètre (-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 « three »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « three » 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).

three vs tre
60% similar
three vs très
40% similar
three vs tiré
40% similar

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

Key facts for three
PropertyValue
Headwordthree
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtri\
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,176
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « three »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).threese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « thermomètre » (#19,175), « Traoré » (#19,177), « textos » (#19,174). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « three » est au #19,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around three (IPA \ˈtri\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,176 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour le chiffre 3.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for three, with forms such as "htree", "thhree", and "thre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tre", "très", "tiré", and more, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is three, spelled T-H-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour le chiffre 3.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htree
  • thhree
  • thre
  • thrree
  • trhee
  • tthree

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of three - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

htree2thhree1thre1thrree1trhee2tthree1
Edit distance from "three"

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 "three"?
"three" is spelled T-H-R-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtri\.
What does "three" mean?
As a noun, "three" means: (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour le chiffre 3.
What words are commonly confused with "three"?
"three" is commonly confused with "tre", "très", "tiré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "three"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "three" is \ˈtri\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "three" come from?
"three" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

valse#19,182spots#19,161shoot#19,155Salem#19,151

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

tags6 variantsAlter6 variantsavide6 variantspiller6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list