almost

\ɔːl.ˈməʊst\

/\ɔːl.ˈməʊst\/ adv

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The verdict

“almost” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,990
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presque, près de, quasiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-almost · almost · French

almost · rank #45,990 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,990
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ahmet

Nearest frequency peer: Ahmet (-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 « almost »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « almost » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

almost vs amos
67% similar
almost vs amont
67% similar
almost vs Alost
67% similar

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

Key facts for almost
PropertyValue
Headwordalmost
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɔːl.ˈməʊst\
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,990
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « almost »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.almostse 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 « Ahmet » (#45,989), « ambigus » (#45,991), « aguerri » (#45,988). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « almost » est au #45,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around almost (IPA \ɔːl.ˈməʊst\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #45,990 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for almost, with forms such as "allmost", "almmost", and "almosst". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "amos", "amont", "Alost", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is almost, spelled A-L-M-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Presque, près de, quasiment.
  2. 2
    À un ensemble négligeable près.
  3. 3
    À un ensemble négligeable près.
  4. 4
    Faillir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I now have almost all of the samples for my collection.
  2. I almost did it.

Synonyms

nearlyall butnearnigh

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allmost
  • almmost
  • almosst
  • almostt
  • almots
  • almsot
  • alomst
  • amlost
  • lamost

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

allmost1almmost1almosst1almostt1almots2almsot2alomst2amlost2
Edit distance from "almost"

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 "almost"?
"almost" is spelled A-L-M-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔːl.ˈməʊst\.
What does "almost" mean?
As an adverb, "almost" means: Presque, près de, quasiment.
What words are commonly confused with "almost"?
"almost" is commonly confused with "amos", "amont", "Alost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "almost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "almost" is \ɔːl.ˈməʊst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "almost" come from?
"almost" 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 "almost", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

achard#45,980aquila#46,000assist#46,007barrez#46,019

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

animera9 variantszizanie9 variantstuerais9 variantscarpes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list