without

\wɪð.ˈaʊt\

/\wɪð.ˈaʊt\/ prep

The verdict

“without” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,419
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-without · without · French

without · rank #23,419 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,419
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wisconsin

Nearest frequency peer: Wisconsin (-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 « without »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « without » 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
Key facts for without
PropertyValue
Headwordwithout
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\wɪð.ˈaʊt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,419
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « without »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).withoutse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Wisconsin » (#23,418), « WWE » (#23,420), « willis » (#23,417). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « without » est au #23,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around without (IPA \wɪð.ˈaʊt\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #23,419 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sans.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for without, with forms such as "iwthout", "wihtout", and "withhout". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is without, spelled W-I-T-H-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sans.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how without appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He likes to eat everything without sharing.
  2. A man who caused an online storm when he found a Mars bar without its signature ripple has received £2 in compensation.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwthout
  • wihtout
  • withhout
  • withotu
  • withoutt
  • withuot
  • witohut
  • witthout
  • wtihout
  • wwithout

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of without - 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.

iwthout2wihtout2withhout1withotu2withoutt1withuot2witohut2witthout1
Edit distance from "without"

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 "without"?
"without" is spelled W-I-T-H-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \wɪð.ˈaʊt\.
What does "without" mean?
As a preposition, "without" means: Sans.
What are common misspellings of "without"?
Common misspellings include "iwthout", "wihtout", "withhout", "withotu", "withoutt". The correct spelling is "without".
How do you pronounce "without"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "without" is \wɪð.ˈaʊt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "without" come from?
"without" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "without", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list