Atom

\aˈtoːm\

/\aˈtoːm\/ noun

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The verdict

“Atom” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,255
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atome.

Corpus desk

Index FR-atom · Atom · French

Atom · rank #36,255 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,255
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH atmosphères

Nearest frequency peer: atmosphères (-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 « Atom »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Atom » 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).

Atom vs ATP
25% similar
Atom vs att
25% similar
Atom vs auto
25% similar

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

Key facts for Atom
PropertyValue
HeadwordAtom
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aˈtoːm\
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,255
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Atom »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « atmosphères » (#36,254), « atrium » (#36,256), « Athos » (#36,253). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Atom » est au #36,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Atom (IPA \aˈtoːm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,255 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Atome.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Atom, with forms such as "aotm", "atmo", and "atomm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ATP", "att", "auto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Atom, spelled A-T-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist schwieriger, eine vorgefasste Meinung zu zertrümmern als ein Atom. — (Albert Einstein)
  2. Atome sind für das menschliche Auge vollkommen unsichtbar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aotm
  • atmo
  • atomm
  • attom
  • taom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Atom - 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.

aotm2atmo2atomm1attom1taom2
Edit distance from "Atom"

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 "Atom"?
"Atom" is spelled A-T-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is \aˈtoːm\.
What does "Atom" mean?
As a noun, "Atom" means: Atome.
What words are commonly confused with "Atom"?
"Atom" is commonly confused with "ATP", "att", "auto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Atom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Atom" is \aˈtoːm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Atom" come from?
"Atom" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Atom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bash#36,268aléa#36,240blas#36,276viel#36,203

Similar misspelling depth

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

tutu5 variantstutti5 variantstris5 variantstale5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list