carrosserie
\ka.ʁɔ.sʁi\
The verdict
“carrosserie” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,625
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fabrique de voitures ; industrie de la fabrication des voitures.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carrosserie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ʁɔ.sʁi\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #14,625 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carrosserie” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around carrosserie (IPA \ka.ʁɔ.sʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,625 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for carrosserie, with forms such as "acrrosserie", "carorsserie", and "carosserie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is carrosserie, spelled C-A-R-R-O-S-S-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Fabrique de voitures ; industrie de la fabrication des voitures.
- 2Ensemble des pièces d'un véhicule automobile qui n’appartiennent ni à la mécanique, ni au châssis.
- 3Coquille rigide d'une automobile qui enveloppe les passagers et la mécanique de celle-ci.
- 4Atelier de réparation de cette enveloppe.
- 5Aspect physique avantageux.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acrrosserie
- carorsserie
- carosserie
- carroserie
- carrosesrie
- carrosseire
- carrosserei
- carrosserrie
- carrossreie
- carrsoserie
- ccarrosserie
- crarosserie
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carrosserie - 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 “carrosserie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-R-O-S-S-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.ʁɔ.sʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.