wilde

\ˈvɪldə\

/\ˈvɪldə\/ adj

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The verdict

“wilde” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,445
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilde · wilde · French

wilde · rank #24,445 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,445
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH website

Nearest frequency peer: website (-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 « wilde »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « wilde » 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).

wilde vs will
60% similar
wilde vs wine
60% similar
wilde vs Wind
40% similar

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

Key facts for wilde
PropertyValue
Headwordwilde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈvɪldə\
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,445
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « wilde »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).wildese 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 « website » (#24,444), « yard » (#24,446), « wave » (#24,443). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wilde » est au #24,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wilde (IPA \ˈvɪldə\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,445 among 549 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wilde, with forms such as "iwlde", "widle", and "wildde". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "will", "wine", "Wind", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is wilde, spelled W-I-L-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de wild.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de wild.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de wild.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de wild.
  8. 8
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de wild.
  9. 9
    Nominatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.
  10. 10
    Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.
  11. 11
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de wild.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlde
  • widle
  • wildde
  • wiled
  • willde
  • wlide
  • wwilde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwlde2widle2wildde1wiled2willde1wlide2wwilde1
Edit distance from "wilde"

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 "wilde"?
"wilde" is spelled W-I-L-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɪldə\.
What does "wilde" mean?
As an adjective, "wilde" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de wild.
What words are commonly confused with "wilde"?
"wilde" is commonly confused with "will", "wine", "Wind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wilde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wilde" is \ˈvɪldə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wilde" come from?
"wilde" 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 "wilde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Yoann#24,447waouh#24,442vécus#24,439Abdul#24,459

Similar misspelling depth

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

vexer7 variantstélés7 variantstomas7 variantssummum7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list