tsunami

\tsu.na.mi\

/\tsu.na.mi\/ noun

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The verdict

“tsunami” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,029
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Énorme vague causée par un évènement géologique comme un séisme ou une éruption volcanique ou astronomique comme un météorite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tsunami · tsunami · French

tsunami · rank #17,029 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,029
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tristement

Nearest frequency peer: tristement (-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 « tsunami »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tsunami » 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
Key facts for tsunami
PropertyValue
Headwordtsunami
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tsu.na.mi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,029
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tsunami »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.tsunamise 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 « tristement » (#17,028), « téléphoner » (#17,030), « trading » (#17,027). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tsunami » est au #17,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tsunami (IPA \tsu.na.mi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,029 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tsunami, with forms such as "stunami", "tsnuami", and "tssunami". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 tsunami, spelled T-S-U-N-A-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Énorme vague causée par un évènement géologique comme un séisme ou une éruption volcanique ou astronomique comme un météorite.
  2. 2
    Afflux, mouvement important et spontané.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le tsunami de décembre 2004 a balayé l’Asie du Sud-Est.
  2. J’ignorais que la ville avait été dévastée par un tsunami, deux ans plus tôt, et qu’il ne restait plus grand-chose pouvant éveiller l’intérêt du touriste de passage.

Synonyms

raz-de-marée

This word in other languages

tsunami(English)tsunami(Español)Tsunami(Deutsch)tsunami(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • stunami
  • tsnuami
  • tssunami
  • tsuanmi
  • tsunaim
  • tsunammi
  • tsunmai
  • tsunnami
  • ttsunami
  • tusnami

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

stunami2tsnuami2tssunami1tsuanmi2tsunaim2tsunammi1tsunmai2tsunnami1
Edit distance from "tsunami"

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 "tsunami"?
"tsunami" is spelled T-S-U-N-A-M-I. The IPA pronunciation is \tsu.na.mi\.
What does "tsunami" mean?
As a noun, "tsunami" means: Énorme vague causée par un évènement géologique comme un séisme ou une éruption volcanique ou astronomique comme un météorite.
What are common misspellings of "tsunami"?
Common misspellings include "stunami", "tsnuami", "tssunami", "tsuanmi", "tsunaim". The correct spelling is "tsunami".
How do you pronounce "tsunami"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tsunami" is \tsu.na.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tsunami" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trading#17,027Thibaut#17,023vikings#17,036sombrer#17,008

Similar misspelling depth

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

sapeurs10 variantssalauds10 variantsroulent10 variantsrouleaux10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list