winters
\ˈwɪntə(ɹ)z\
The verdict
“winters” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,383
- frequency rank, French
- 27,995
- “W” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de winter.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | winters |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈwɪntə(ɹ)z\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #45,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “winters” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around winters (IPA \ˈwɪntə(ɹ)z\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,383 among 27,995 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de winter.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for winters, with forms such as "iwnters", "winetrs", and "winnters". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Winter", "waters", "winner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is winters, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de winter.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwnters,winetrs,winnters,winterrs,winterss,wintesr,wintres,wintters,witners,wniters,wwinters
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of winters - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “winters”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-I-N-T-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈwɪntə(ɹ)z\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Winter” - see the side-by-side comparison. winters vs Winter
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.