addis

//ˈɑdːis// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,040

in French word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

addis is aFrenchnoun. It means: Locatif singulier de addi. Pronounced /ˈɑdːis/. Often confused with ads and adi.

Key facts for addis
PropertyValue
Headwordaddis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑdːis/
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,040
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of addis in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for addis is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɑdːis/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,040 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Locatif singulier de addi.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for addis, with forms such as "addiss", "addsi", and "adids". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ads", "adi", "amis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is addis, spelled A-D-D-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Locatif singulier de addi.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addiss,addsi,adids,adis,dadis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for addis

Misspelling Variants of "addis"

addiss6addsi5adids5adis4dadis5
Misspelling Variants of "addis"

Frequency rank: #28,040 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "addis"?
"addis" is spelled A-D-D-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑdːis/.
What does "addis" mean?
As a noun, "addis" means: Locatif singulier de addi.
What words are commonly confused with "addis"?
"addis" is commonly confused with "ads", "adi", "amis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "addis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "addis" is /ˈɑdːis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "addis" come from?
"addis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.