variables

\va.ʁjabl\

/\va.ʁjabl\/ adj

The verdict

“variables” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,127
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de variable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-variables · variables · French

variables · rank #7,127 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,127
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valérie

Nearest frequency peer: Valérie (-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 « variables »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « variables » 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).

variables vs viables
78% similar
variables vs variantes
78% similar
variables vs véritables
80% similar

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

Key facts for variables
PropertyValue
Headwordvariables
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\va.ʁjabl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,127
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « variables »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.variablesse 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 « Valérie » (#7,126), « Vatican » (#7,128), « und » (#7,125). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « variables » est au #7,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around variables (IPA \va.ʁjabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,127 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de variable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for variables, with forms such as "avriables", "vairables", and "varaibles". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "viables", "variantes", "véritables", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is variables, spelled V-A-R-I-A-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de variable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les calmes et les brises variables ne nous permirent qu’au bout de six jours de sortir du milieu de ce groupe d’îles et des innombrables récifs qui les environnent.
  2. Si quelques patients étaient, de fait, plongés dans un coma profond — manifestement endormis, inertes —, d’autres se trouvaient dans des états végétatifs variables.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avriables
  • vairables
  • varaibles
  • variabbles
  • variabels
  • variabless
  • variablles
  • variablse
  • varialbes
  • varibales
  • varriables
  • vraiables
  • vvariables

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avriables2vairables2varaibles2variabbles1variabels2variabless1variablles1variablse2
Edit distance from "variables"

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 "variables"?
"variables" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \va.ʁjabl\.
What does "variables" mean?
As an adjective, "variables" means: Pluriel de variable.
What words are commonly confused with "variables"?
"variables" is commonly confused with "viables", "variantes", "véritables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "variables"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "variables" is \va.ʁjabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "variables" come from?
"variables" 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 "variables", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list