twilight

\ˈtwaɪ.laɪt\

/\ˈtwaɪ.laɪt\/ noun

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The verdict

“twilight” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,879. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,879
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aube, aurore, ou en particulier crépuscule, faible lumière observable dans le ciel observable avant le lever de soleil, ou en particulier le coucher de soleil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-twilight · twilight · French

twilight · rank #20,879 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,879
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tweeté

Nearest frequency peer: tweeté (-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 « twilight »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « twilight » 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 twilight
PropertyValue
Headwordtwilight
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtwaɪ.laɪt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,879
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « twilight »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.twilightse 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 « tweeté » (#20,878), « twist » (#20,880), « tulle » (#20,877). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « twilight » est au #20,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around twilight (IPA \ˈtwaɪ.laɪt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,879 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for twilight, with forms such as "tiwlight", "ttwilight", and "twiilght". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is twilight, spelled T-W-I-L-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aube, aurore, ou en particulier crépuscule, faible lumière observable dans le ciel observable avant le lever de soleil, ou en particulier le coucher de soleil.
  2. 2
    Heure à laquelle cette lumière est visible, période de transition entre le jour et la nuit et vice versa.
  3. 3
    Demi-jour, pénombre ; faible clarté.
  4. 4
    Heure à laquelle le soleil se trouve à moins de 18° sous l’horizon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight,
  2. In the shadow of an archway nearly opposite, leading to one of the many passages which diverged from the main street, there lingered one, who, having taken up his position when the twilight first came on, still maintained it with undiminished patience.

Synonyms

blue hourcrepusculecrepusculumdawndimmetduskevenglomegloaminggloomingnightfalltweenlightsundowndawnduskpenumbradim lighthalf-light

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tiwlight
  • ttwilight
  • twiilght
  • twilgiht
  • twiligght
  • twilighht
  • twilightt
  • twiligth
  • twilihgt
  • twillight
  • twliight
  • twwilight
  • wtilight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

tiwlight2ttwilight1twiilght2twilgiht2twiligght1twilighht1twilightt1twiligth2
Edit distance from "twilight"

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 "twilight"?
"twilight" is spelled T-W-I-L-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtwaɪ.laɪt\.
What does "twilight" mean?
As a noun, "twilight" means: Aube, aurore, ou en particulier crépuscule, faible lumière observable dans le ciel observable avant le lever de soleil, ou en particulier le coucher de soleil.
What are common misspellings of "twilight"?
Common misspellings include "tiwlight", "ttwilight", "twiilght", "twilgiht", "twiligght". The correct spelling is "twilight".
How do you pronounce "twilight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "twilight" is \ˈtwaɪ.laɪt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "twilight" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list