weeks

\wik\

/\wik\/ noun

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The verdict

“weeks” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,264
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-weeks · weeks · French

weeks · rank #44,264 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,264
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH ways

Nearest frequency peer: ways (-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 « weeks »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « weeks » 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).

weeks vs Wes
40% similar
weeks vs wells
60% similar
weeks vs Weiss
40% similar

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

Key facts for weeks
PropertyValue
Headwordweeks
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wik\
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,264
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « weeks »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).weeksse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ways » (#44,263), « wet » (#44,265), « Watford » (#44,262). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « weeks » est au #44,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around weeks (IPA \wik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,264 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de week.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for weeks, with forms such as "eweks", "weekks", and "weekss". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Wes", "wells", "Weiss", and more, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is weeks, spelled W-E-E-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de week.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Comme tous les weeks, la police nationale a mené des contrôles routiers aux quatre coins de l'île.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eweks
  • weekks
  • weekss
  • weesk
  • wekes
  • weks
  • wweeks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eweks2weekks1weekss1weesk2wekes2weks1wweeks1
Edit distance from "weeks"

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 "weeks"?
"weeks" is spelled W-E-E-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is \wik\.
What does "weeks" mean?
As a noun, "weeks" means: Pluriel de week.
What words are commonly confused with "weeks"?
"weeks" is commonly confused with "Wes", "wells", "Weiss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weeks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weeks" is \wik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weeks" come from?
"weeks" 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 "weeks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wales#44,261witch#44,267zumba#44,269Zweig#44,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Viper7 variantsVieira7 variantstutoie7 variantstough7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list