Confucius

\kɔ̃.fy.sjys\

/\kɔ̃.fy.sjys\/ name

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The verdict

“Confucius” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,534
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Philosophe chinois des Vᵉ et IVᵉ siècles avant J.-C., maître à penser du confucianisme, doctrine politique et sociale qui fut érigée en « religion d’État » dès la dynastie Han.

Corpus desk

Index FR-confucius · Confucius · French

Confucius · rank #30,534 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,534
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH concernaient

Nearest frequency peer: concernaient (-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 « Confucius »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Confucius » 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 Confucius
PropertyValue
HeadwordConfucius
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kɔ̃.fy.sjys\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,534
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Confucius »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Confuciusse 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 « concernaient » (#30,533), « confusions » (#30,535), « compère » (#30,532). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Confucius » est au #30,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Confucius (IPA \kɔ̃.fy.sjys\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,534 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Philosophe chinois des Vᵉ et IVᵉ siècles avant J.-C., maître à penser du confucianisme, doctrine politique et sociale qui fut érigée en « religion d’État » dès la dynastie Han.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Confucius, with forms such as "cconfucius", "cnofucius", and "cofnucius". 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Confucius, spelled C-O-N-F-U-C-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Philosophe chinois des Vᵉ et IVᵉ siècles avant J.-C., maître à penser du confucianisme, doctrine politique et sociale qui fut érigée en « religion d’État » dès la dynastie Han.

This word in other languages

Confucius(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconfucius
  • cnofucius
  • cofnucius
  • confcuius
  • conffucius
  • confuccius
  • confucisu
  • confuciuss
  • confucuis
  • confuicus
  • connfucius
  • conufcius
  • ocnfucius

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconfucius1cnofucius2cofnucius2confcuius2conffucius1confuccius1confucisu2confuciuss1
Edit distance from "Confucius"

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 "Confucius"?
"Confucius" is spelled C-O-N-F-U-C-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.fy.sjys\.
What does "Confucius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Confucius" means: Philosophe chinois des Vᵉ et IVᵉ siècles avant J.-C., maître à penser du confucianisme, doctrine politique et sociale qui fut érigée en « religion d’État » dès la dynastie Han.
What are common misspellings of "Confucius"?
Common misspellings include "cconfucius", "cnofucius", "cofnucius", "confcuius", "conffucius". The correct spelling is "Confucius".
How do you pronounce "Confucius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Confucius" is \kɔ̃.fy.sjys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Confucius" come from?
"Confucius" 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 "Confucius", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cohérents#30,529contracte#30,539civilisée#30,526cosmiques#30,544

Similar misspelling depth

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

conseillée13 variantscraignais13 variantschimères13 variantschiffrées13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list