Toulouse

/təˈluːz/

//təˈluːz// name

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"toulouse" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Toulouse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,966
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-toulouse · Toulouse · English

Toulouse · rank #21,966 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,966
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tomlinson

Nearest frequency peer: Tomlinson (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Toulouse”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Toulouse” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Toulouse
PropertyValue
HeadwordToulouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/təˈluːz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,966
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Toulouse”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Toulouselands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Tomlinson” (#21,965), “tint” (#21,964), “unbroken” (#21,968). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Toulouse” is #21,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Toulouse (IPA /təˈluːz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,966 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Toulouse, with forms such as "otulouse", "toluouse", and "toullouse". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). The correct English form is Toulouse, spelled T-O-U-L-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France.
  2. 2
    A surname from French

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mohamed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, was killed in an armed siege after police surrounded his block of flats in Toulouse. […] Mohamed Merah was from Toulouse where he grew up on a housing estate in Les Izards, a troubled district in the north-east of the city with a large North Afri…

Etymology

Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

This word in other languages

Toulouse(Español)Toulouse(Français)Toulouse(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otulouse
  • toluouse
  • toullouse
  • toulosue
  • touloues
  • toulousse
  • touluose
  • touoluse
  • ttoulouse
  • tuolouse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Toulouse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otulouse2toluouse2toullouse1toulosue2touloues2toulousse1touluose2touoluse2
Edit distance from "Toulouse"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Toulouse"?
"Toulouse" is spelled T-O-U-L-O-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /təˈluːz/.
What does "Toulouse" mean?
As a proper noun, "Toulouse" means: The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France.
What are common misspellings of "Toulouse"?
Common misspellings include "otulouse", "toluouse", "toullouse", "toulosue", "touloues". The correct spelling is "Toulouse".
How do you pronounce "Toulouse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Toulouse" is /təˈluːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Toulouse"?
Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unbroken#21,968whopping#21,979stoppage#21,948ambushed#21,990

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list