tributaire

Name: tributaire, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\tʁi.by.tɛʁ\

/\tʁi.by.tɛʁ\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“tributaire” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,381
frequency rank, French: 164,488
“T” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui paie tribut ; il se dit principalement d’un État qui paie tribut à un autre État, à un prince, sous la domination ou sous la protection duquel il se trouve.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tributaire vs tributaires

91% similar

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

Key facts for tributaire
Property	Value
Headword	tributaire
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\tʁi.by.tɛʁ\
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#28,381
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tributaire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tributaire lands here:

#28,381

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around tributaire (IPA \tʁi.by.tɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,381 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for tributaire, with forms such as "rtibutaire", "tirbutaire", and "trbiutaire". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tributaires", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tributaire, spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

1
Qui paie tribut ; il se dit principalement d’un État qui paie tribut à un autre État, à un prince, sous la domination ou sous la protection duquel il se trouve.
2
Qui est dépendant de, qui participe à.
3
Qualifie les affluents d’un fleuve ou d’un plan d’eau.

This word in other languages

tributary(English)tributario(Español)tributário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtibutaire,tirbutaire,trbiutaire,tribbutaire,tribtuaire,tribuatire,tributaier,tributairre,tributarie,tributiare,tributtaire,triubtaire,trributaire,ttributaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "tributaire"

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 "tributaire"?

"tributaire" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.by.tɛʁ\.

What does "tributaire" mean?

As an adjective, "tributaire" means: Qui paie tribut ; il se dit principalement d’un État qui paie tribut à un autre État, à un prince, sous la domination ou sous la protection duquel il se trouve.

What words are commonly confused with "tributaire"?

"tributaire" is commonly confused with "tributaires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "tributaire"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tributaire" is \tʁi.by.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tributaire" come from?

"tributaire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “tributaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is T-R-I-B-U-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \tʁi.by.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “tributaires” - see the side-by-side comparison. tributaire vs tributaires
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.