andouille

\ɑ̃.duj\

/\ɑ̃.duj\/ noun

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The verdict

“andouille” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,650
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saucisse de boyau de porc rempli de tripes ou de chair hachée du même animal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-andouille · andouille · French

andouille · rank #37,650 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,650
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amo

Nearest frequency peer: amo (-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 « andouille »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « andouille » 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).

andouille vs anguille
78% similar

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

Key facts for andouille
PropertyValue
Headwordandouille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.duj\
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,650
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « andouille »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).andouillese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « amo » (#37,649), « anesthésiste » (#37,651), « amadouer » (#37,648). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « andouille » est au #37,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around andouille (IPA \ɑ̃.duj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,650 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for andouille, with forms such as "adnouille", "anddouille", and "andoiulle". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "anguille", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is andouille, spelled A-N-D-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saucisse de boyau de porc rempli de tripes ou de chair hachée du même animal.
  2. 2
    Ce qui est en forme d’andouille.
  3. 3
    Imbécile, idiot. Cette injure a cependant un sens familier, voire affectueux.
  4. 4
    Défaut du papier venant de la pâte accumulée dans certaines parties de la feuille.
  5. 5
    Pavé de deuxième choix.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Andouilles fumées.
  2. Faire griller une andouille.

This word in other languages

sausage(English)embutido(Español)Wurst(Deutsch)salsicha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnouille
  • anddouille
  • andoiulle
  • andouile
  • andouilel
  • andoulile
  • anduoille
  • anndouille
  • anoduille
  • nadouille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adnouille2anddouille1andoiulle2andouile1andouilel2andoulile2anduoille2anndouille1
Edit distance from "andouille"

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 "andouille"?
"andouille" is spelled A-N-D-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.duj\.
What does "andouille" mean?
As a noun, "andouille" means: Saucisse de boyau de porc rempli de tripes ou de chair hachée du même animal.
What words are commonly confused with "andouille"?
"andouille" is commonly confused with "anguille". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "andouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andouille" is \ɑ̃.duj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "andouille" come from?
"andouille" 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 "andouille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

appliquez#37,657adjoindre#37,633Atlantide#37,669abasourdi#37,628

Similar misspelling depth

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

amadouer10 variantsanimals10 variantsannulent10 variantsaiguiser10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list