2A

\dø.a\

/\dø.a\/ name

The verdict

“2A” sits in 8 confusable pairs (corpus #28,424) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#28,424
frequency rank, French
15
“2” headwords
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Numéro du département français de la Corse-du-Sud.

Corpus desk

Index FR-2a · 2A · French

2A · rank #28,424 · 0 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,424
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 15
  • PHOTO-FINISH œuvrer

Nearest frequency peer: œuvrer (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « 2A »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « 2A » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

2A vs 2e
50% similar
2A vs 2d
50% similar
2A vs 2K
50% similar

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

Key facts for 2A
PropertyValue
Headword2A
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dø.a\
Letters2
Frequency rank#28,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « 2A »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.2Ase 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 « œuvrer » (#28,423), « étonnants » (#28,422), « Abdelkader » (#28,426). Parmi 15 lemmes en « 2 », « 2A » est au #28,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for 2A is neighbouring look-alikes ("2e", "2d", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced \dø.a\. Frequency #28,424 among 15 “2” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for 2A, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "2e", "2d", "2K", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is 2A, spelled 2-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Numéro du département français de la Corse-du-Sud.
  2. 2
    Désigne le département lui-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how 2A appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’habite le 2A.

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 "2A"?
"2A" is spelled 2-A. The IPA pronunciation is \dø.a\.
What does "2A" mean?
As a proper noun, "2A" means: Numéro du département français de la Corse-du-Sud.
What words are commonly confused with "2A"?
"2A" is commonly confused with "2e", "2d", "2K". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "2A"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "2A" is \dø.a\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "2A" come from?
"2A" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list