French Spelling
I know, I know - spelling is boring! But if you plan to write in French, you'll want to work on it, so you might as well give these hand-picked French spelling lessons a try.
Accents
An incorrect or missing accent counts as a spelling mistake - learn all about French accents here.
An incorrect or missing accent counts as a spelling mistake - learn all about French accents here.
Faux amis
These words are spelled the same (or nearly the same) in French and English but do not necessarily mean the same thing in the two languages.
These words are spelled the same (or nearly the same) in French and English but do not necessarily mean the same thing in the two languages.
French Gender Patterns
There are some gender patterns in suffixes and word endings - certain endings tend to indicate masculine nouns, while other endings favor feminine nouns. These gender patterns can help you to figure out the gender of many French nouns.
There are some gender patterns in suffixes and word endings - certain endings tend to indicate masculine nouns, while other endings favor feminine nouns. These gender patterns can help you to figure out the gender of many French nouns.
Spelling Tricks
A table of common spelling equivalents between French and English that will help your vocabulary to grow by leaps and bounds: learn to recognize and spell French cognates.
A table of common spelling equivalents between French and English that will help your vocabulary to grow by leaps and bounds: learn to recognize and spell French cognates.
Stem-Changing Verbs
French verbs that have a spelling change in some conjugations are called stem-changing verbs. There are seven categories of French stem-changing verbs - learn all about them here.
French verbs that have a spelling change in some conjugations are called stem-changing verbs. There are seven categories of French stem-changing verbs - learn all about them here.
Dual-Gender Nouns
The gender of nouns tends to be a sticky grammar point, and there are some French nouns which are identical in pronunciation (and even spelling) but which have different meanings depending on gender. This list of common dual-gender nouns may help.
The gender of nouns tends to be a sticky grammar point, and there are some French nouns which are identical in pronunciation (and even spelling) but which have different meanings depending on gender. This list of common dual-gender nouns may help.
IPA - International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is a standardized alphabet for phonetic notation: a comprehensive set of symbols and diacritical marks used to transcribe the speech sounds of all languages in a uniform fashion.
The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is a standardized alphabet for phonetic notation: a comprehensive set of symbols and diacritical marks used to transcribe the speech sounds of all languages in a uniform fashion.
Améliorez votre orthographe
Discussion of common spelling errors, including a very long list of oft-mispelled prefixes and suffixes, in French.
Discussion of common spelling errors, including a very long list of oft-mispelled prefixes and suffixes, in French.
OrthoNet
Type a word in French and find out if it is spelled correctly.
Type a word in French and find out if it is spelled correctly.
Nouvelle orthographe : l'Essentiel
Information about the spelling simplifications proposed in 1990. In French.
Information about the spelling simplifications proposed in 1990. In French.
Les sons é et è
Exercise on the different ways to spell the sounds é (ay) and è (eh) in a French verb.
Exercise on the different ways to spell the sounds é (ay) and è (eh) in a French verb.
Spelling challenge
Fairly basic French spelling and grammar exercise for non-native speakers. The instructions are in French.
Fairly basic French spelling and grammar exercise for non-native speakers. The instructions are in French.
Testez votre orthographe
Test your French by finding 100 mistakes in an online document.
Test your French by finding 100 mistakes in an online document.