Antioche
\ɑ̃.tjɔʃ\
The verdict
“Antioche” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #22,483 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #22,483
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville grecque, romaine puis byzantine, capitale de l’ancienne Syrie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Antioche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.tjɔʃ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,483 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Antioche” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Antioche is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.tjɔʃ\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,483 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Antioche, with forms such as "anitoche", "anntioche", and "anticohe". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Antioche, spelled A-N-T-I-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Ville grecque, romaine puis byzantine, capitale de l’ancienne Syrie.
- 2Ville de Turquie proche de la frontière syrienne, chef-lieu de la province de Hatay, également appelée Antakya, située au même endroit que la précédente.
- 3Antioche de Pisidie.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anitoche,anntioche,anticohe,antiocche,antioceh,antiochhe,antiohce,antoiche,anttioche,atnioche,natioche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Antioche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Antioche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-N-T-I-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.tjɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.