title

\ˈtiːtlə\

/\ˈtiːtlə\/ verb

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The verdict

“title” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,992
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln.

Corpus desk

Index FR-title · title · French

title · rank #27,992 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,992
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH théoriciens

Nearest frequency peer: théoriciens (-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 « title »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « title » 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).

title vs tte
60% similar
title vs tôle
60% similar
title vs TITO
0% similar

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

Key facts for title
PropertyValue
Headwordtitle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈtiːtlə\
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,992
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « title »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.titlese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « théoriciens » (#27,991), « toulousains » (#27,993), « traders » (#27,994). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « title » est au #27,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around title (IPA \ˈtiːtlə\), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,992 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for title, with forms such as "ittle", "tilte", and "titel". 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, "tte", "tôle", "TITO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 title, spelled T-I-T-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln.
  2. 2
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de titeln.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de titeln.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de titeln.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ittle
  • tilte
  • titel
  • titlle
  • tittle
  • ttile
  • ttitle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of title - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ittle2tilte2titel2titlle1tittle1ttile2ttitle1
Edit distance from "title"

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 "title"?
"title" is spelled T-I-T-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtiːtlə\.
What does "title" mean?
As a verb, "title" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln.
What words are commonly confused with "title"?
"title" is commonly confused with "tte", "tôle", "TITO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "title"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "title" is \ˈtiːtlə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "title" come from?
"title" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

third#27,988thank#27,987vomit#28,019écrin#28,024

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tanner7 variantsURSSAF7 variantssaillie7 variantssacro7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list