timides

\ti.mid\

/\ti.mid\/ adj

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The verdict

“timides” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,291
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-timides · timides · French

timides · rank #17,291 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,291
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH things

Nearest frequency peer: things (-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 « timides »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « timides » 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).

timides vs times
71% similar
timides vs timide
86% similar

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

Key facts for timides
PropertyValue
Headwordtimides
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ti.mid\
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,291
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « timides »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.timidesse 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 « things » (#17,290), « tin » (#17,292), « technology » (#17,289). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « timides » est au #17,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around timides (IPA \ti.mid\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,291 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de timide.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for timides, with forms such as "itmides", "tiimdes", and "timdies". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "times", "timide", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is timides, spelled T-I-M-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de timide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quoiqu’il éprouvât dans ce monde de vives souffrances, comme tous les gens timides, il les taisait.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itmides
  • tiimdes
  • timdies
  • timiddes
  • timidess
  • timidse
  • timieds
  • timmides
  • tmiides
  • ttimides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of timides - 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.

itmides2tiimdes2timdies2timiddes1timidess1timidse2timieds2timmides1
Edit distance from "timides"

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 "timides"?
"timides" is spelled T-I-M-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.mid\.
What does "timides" mean?
As an adjective, "timides" means: Pluriel de timide.
What words are commonly confused with "timides"?
"timides" is commonly confused with "times", "timide". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "timides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "timides" is \ti.mid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "timides" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tonneau#17,293variant#17,302Vendôme#17,303sponsor#17,276

Similar misspelling depth

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

things10 variantsvirgule10 variantsyorkais10 variantsSaturne10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list