autochtone
\o.tok.ton\
The verdict
“autochtone” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #15,307 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #15,307
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est issu du lieu même où il se manifeste, par opposition à étranger.
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 | autochtone |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \o.tok.ton\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #15,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “autochtone” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for autochtone is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o.tok.ton\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,307 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for autochtone, with forms such as "atuochtone", "auotchtone", and "autcohtone". 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, "autochtones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is autochtone, spelled A-U-T-O-C-H-T-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est issu du lieu même où il se manifeste, par opposition à étranger.
- 2Se dit d’une espèce végétale ou animale originaire de l’endroit où on la trouve, et qui n’a donc pas été importée ni transplantée.
- 3Dont la présence dans un lieu peut être établie depuis de nombreuses générations, par opposition aux colons ou aux étrangers
- 4Dont les ancêtres sont originaires du lieu, ou qui se considère comme tel.
- 5Relatif aux peuples qui occupaient déjà le sol américain avant l’arrivée des Européens.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atuochtone,auotchtone,autcohtone,autocchtone,autochhtone,autochotne,autochtnoe,autochtoen,autochtonne,autochttone,autocthone,autohctone,auttochtone,uatochtone
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autochtone - 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 “autochtone”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U-T-O-C-H-T-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o.tok.ton\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “autochtones” - see the side-by-side comparison. autochtone vs autochtones
- 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.