Wilfrid

\wil.fʁid\

/\wil.fʁid\/ name

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The verdict

“Wilfrid” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,862
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilfrid · Wilfrid · French

Wilfrid · rank #30,862 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,862
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weston

Nearest frequency peer: Weston (-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 « Wilfrid »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Wilfrid » 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).

Wilfrid vs Wilfried
88% similar

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

Key facts for Wilfrid
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilfrid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\wil.fʁid\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,862
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Wilfrid »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Wilfridse 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 « Weston » (#30,861), « Willem » (#30,863), « Weimar » (#30,860). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Wilfrid » est au #30,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Wilfrid (IPA \wil.fʁid\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,862 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wilfrid, with forms such as "iwlfrid", "wiflrid", and "wilffrid". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wilfried", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Wilfrid, spelled W-I-L-F-R-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour Wilfrid, une heure passée près de Séraphîta ressemblait souvent au songe qu’affectionnent les thériakis, et où chaque papille nerveuse devient le centre d'une jouissance rayonnante.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlfrid
  • wiflrid
  • wilffrid
  • wilfird
  • wilfrdi
  • wilfridd
  • wilfrrid
  • willfrid
  • wilrfid
  • wlifrid
  • wwilfrid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wilfrid - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iwlfrid2wiflrid2wilffrid1wilfird2wilfrdi2wilfridd1wilfrrid1willfrid1
Edit distance from "Wilfrid"

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 "Wilfrid"?
"Wilfrid" is spelled W-I-L-F-R-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is \wil.fʁid\.
What does "Wilfrid" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilfrid" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Wilfrid"?
"Wilfrid" is commonly confused with "Wilfried". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wilfrid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wilfrid" is \wil.fʁid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wilfrid" come from?
"Wilfrid" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Zacharie11 variantsétalons11 variantstiendrai11 variantstendons11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list