awesome

\ˈɔː.səm\

/\ˈɔː.səm\/ adj

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The verdict

“awesome” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,617
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-awesome · awesome · French

awesome · rank #40,617 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,617
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH avouait

Nearest frequency peer: avouait (-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 « awesome »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « awesome » 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
Key facts for awesome
PropertyValue
Headwordawesome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈɔː.səm\
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,617
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « awesome »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.awesomese 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 « avouait » (#40,616), « baer » (#40,618), « avortée » (#40,615). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « awesome » est au #40,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around awesome (IPA \ˈɔː.səm\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,617 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for awesome, with forms such as "aewsome", "aweosme", and "awesmoe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is awesome, spelled A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impressionnant, imposant, terrifiant.
  2. 2
    Super, génial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight.
  2. The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power.

Synonyms

awe-inspiring

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aewsome
  • aweosme
  • awesmoe
  • awesoem
  • awesomme
  • awessome
  • awseome
  • awwesome
  • waesome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of awesome - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aewsome2aweosme2awesmoe2awesoem2awesomme1awessome1awseome2awwesome1
Edit distance from "awesome"

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 "awesome"?
"awesome" is spelled A-W-E-S-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɔː.səm\.
What does "awesome" mean?
As an adjective, "awesome" means: Impressionnant, imposant, terrifiant.
What are common misspellings of "awesome"?
Common misspellings include "aewsome", "aweosme", "awesmoe", "awesoem", "awesomme". The correct spelling is "awesome".
How do you pronounce "awesome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "awesome" is \ˈɔː.səm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "awesome" come from?
"awesome" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avouait#40,616avortée#40,615basalte#40,619bastian#40,620

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Baudry9 variantsBorges9 variantsBornéo9 variantsbouseux9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list