transcrire

\tʁɑ̃s.kʁiʁ\

/\tʁɑ̃s.kʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“transcrire” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,624
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Copier un écrit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transcrire · transcrire · French

transcrire · rank #36,624 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,624
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trajan

Nearest frequency peer: Trajan (-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 « transcrire »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « transcrire » 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).

transcrire vs transcrit
80% similar

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

Key facts for transcrire
PropertyValue
Headwordtranscrire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.kʁiʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,624
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « transcrire »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).transcrirese 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 « Trajan » (#36,623), « trend » (#36,625), « toxicologie » (#36,622). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transcrire » est au #36,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around transcrire (IPA \tʁɑ̃s.kʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,624 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for transcrire, with forms such as "rtanscrire", "tarnscrire", and "trancsrire". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transcrit", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 transcrire, spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Copier un écrit.
  2. 2
    Noter de la musique pour un instrument autre que celui pour lequel elle a été écrite.
  3. 3
    Opération qui consiste à substituer à chaque phonème (on parle alors de transcription phonologique) ou à chaque son (transcription phonétique) d’une langue un graphème ou un groupe de graphèmes d’un système d’écriture.
  4. 4
    Actions conjointes de divers mécanismes biologiques, aboutissant en une copie modifiée et simplifiée de l'ADN en ARN.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est le donataire qui doit faire transcrire la donation.
  2. Après tout, je n’étais qu’un ethnologue de hasard tandis que je savais écouter, transcrire et analyser la musique.

This word in other languages

transcribe(English)transcribir(Español)verschriftlichen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtanscrire
  • tarnscrire
  • trancsrire
  • trannscrire
  • transccrire
  • transcirre
  • transcrier
  • transcrirre
  • transcrrie
  • transcrrire
  • transrcire
  • transscrire
  • trasncrire
  • trnascrire
  • trranscrire
  • ttranscrire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtanscrire2tarnscrire2trancsrire2trannscrire1transccrire1transcirre2transcrier2transcrirre1
Edit distance from "transcrire"

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 "transcrire"?
"transcrire" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.kʁiʁ\.
What does "transcrire" mean?
As a verb, "transcrire" means: Copier un écrit.
What words are commonly confused with "transcrire"?
"transcrire" is commonly confused with "transcrit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transcrire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transcrire" is \tʁɑ̃s.kʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transcrire" come from?
"transcrire" 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 "transcrire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

technicité#36,613ultimement#36,635suppriment#36,607sulfurique#36,606

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

sandwiches16 variantsréinvestir16 variantsrécupérant16 variantsénumération16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list