Berlinois

\bɛʁ.li.nwa\

/\bɛʁ.li.nwa\/ noun

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The verdict

“Berlinois” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,365
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne originaire de Berlin, ou y vivant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-berlinois · Berlinois · French

Berlinois · rank #31,365 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,365
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bercail

Nearest frequency peer: bercail (-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 « Berlinois »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Berlinois » 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).

Berlinois vs bernois
67% similar
Berlinois vs Béninois
67% similar
Berlinois vs berlines
67% similar

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

Key facts for Berlinois
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerlinois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɛʁ.li.nwa\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,365
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Berlinois »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Berlinoisse 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 « bercail » (#31,364), « Belfast » (#31,363), « bestiaux » (#31,367). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Berlinois » est au #31,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Berlinois (IPA \bɛʁ.li.nwa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,365 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Personne originaire de Berlin, ou y vivant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Berlinois, with forms such as "bberlinois", "belrinois", and "berilnois". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bernois", "Béninois", "berlines", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Berlinois, spelled B-E-R-L-I-N-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne originaire de Berlin, ou y vivant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Je suis entré ce soir au café « Sturm ». Les Berlinois de la Société ne fréquentent jamais ce dancing vulgaire où la jeunesse brune et les « sous-offs » de la garnison fraternisent.

This word in other languages

Berliner(English)berlinés(Español)Berliner(Deutsch)berlinense(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberlinois
  • belrinois
  • berilnois
  • berlinios
  • berlinnois
  • berlinoiss
  • berlinosi
  • berlionis
  • berllinois
  • berlniois
  • berrlinois
  • brelinois
  • ebrlinois

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bberlinois1belrinois2berilnois2berlinios2berlinnois1berlinoiss1berlinosi2berlionis2
Edit distance from "Berlinois"

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 "Berlinois"?
"Berlinois" is spelled B-E-R-L-I-N-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛʁ.li.nwa\.
What does "Berlinois" mean?
As a noun, "Berlinois" means: Personne originaire de Berlin, ou y vivant.
What words are commonly confused with "Berlinois"?
"Berlinois" is commonly confused with "bernois", "Béninois", "berlines". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Berlinois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berlinois" is \bɛʁ.li.nwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Berlinois" come from?
"Berlinois" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Avranches#31,360automates#31,358bourgeons#31,372attaquait#31,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Brighton13 variantsantiquaire13 variantscarcéral13 variantsclarinette13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list