apostrophes
\a.pɔs.tʁɔf\
The verdict
“apostrophes” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,916
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de apostrophe.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apostrophes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pɔs.tʁɔf\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #48,916 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apostrophes” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around apostrophes (IPA \a.pɔs.tʁɔf\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,916 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de apostrophe.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for apostrophes, with forms such as "aopstrophes", "aposrtophes", and "aposstrophes". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apostrophe", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is apostrophes, spelled A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de apostrophe.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aopstrophes
- aposrtophes
- aposstrophes
- apostorphes
- apostrohpes
- apostropehs
- apostrophess
- apostrophhes
- apostrophse
- apostropphes
- apostrpohes
- apostrrophes
- aposttrophes
- apotsrophes
- appostrophes
- apsotrophes
- paostrophes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apostrophes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “apostrophes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-P-O-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.pɔs.tʁɔf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “apostrophe” - see the side-by-side comparison. apostrophes vs apostrophe
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Same frequency band
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.