cosmopolite

\kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit\

/\kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit\/ noun

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The verdict

“cosmopolite” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,896
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit de quelqu’un qui refuse l’existence des frontières, qui ne se considère pas comme citoyen d’un État particulier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cosmopolite · cosmopolite · French

cosmopolite · rank #21,896 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,896
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH corbeaux

Nearest frequency peer: corbeaux (-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 « cosmopolite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cosmopolite » 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).

cosmopolite vs cosmopolites
92% similar

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

Key facts for cosmopolite
PropertyValue
Headwordcosmopolite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit\
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,896
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cosmopolite »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cosmopolitese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « corbeaux » (#21,895), « cosmétique » (#21,897), « contagion » (#21,894). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cosmopolite » est au #21,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around cosmopolite (IPA \kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,896 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for cosmopolite, with forms such as "ccosmopolite", "comsopolite", and "cosmmopolite". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cosmopolites", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cosmopolite, spelled C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit de quelqu’un qui refuse l’existence des frontières, qui ne se considère pas comme citoyen d’un État particulier.
  2. 2
    Celui qui parcourt tous les pays sans jamais avoir de demeure fixe, ou qui se prête aisément aux usages, aux mœurs des pays où il se trouve.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Défiez-vous de ces cosmopolites qui vont chercher loin dans leurs livres des devoirs qu’ils dédaignent de remplir autour d’eux. Tel philosophe aime les Tartares, pour être dispensé d’aimer ses voisins.
  2. Dans une lettre à Louis-Philippe, son beau-père, il écrit les mots suivants : « Les seuls véritables Belges de cœur et d'âme sont nos bons catholiques, le reste est un salami de cosmopolites "fit for nothing"; eux peuvent donc exprimer leur allégresse au grand Opéra par des jeux et des danses […].

Synonyms

international

Antonyms

nationaliste

This word in other languages

cosmopolite(English)cosmopolita(Español)Kosmopolit(Deutsch)cosmopolita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccosmopolite
  • comsopolite
  • cosmmopolite
  • cosmooplite
  • cosmoploite
  • cosmopoilte
  • cosmopoliet
  • cosmopolitte
  • cosmopollite
  • cosmopoltie
  • cosmoppolite
  • cosmpoolite
  • cosompolite
  • cossmopolite
  • csomopolite
  • ocsmopolite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cosmopolite - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccosmopolite1comsopolite2cosmmopolite1cosmooplite2cosmoploite2cosmopoilte2cosmopoliet2cosmopolitte1
Edit distance from "cosmopolite"

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 "cosmopolite"?
"cosmopolite" is spelled C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit\.
What does "cosmopolite" mean?
As a noun, "cosmopolite" means: Se dit de quelqu’un qui refuse l’existence des frontières, qui ne se considère pas comme citoyen d’un État particulier.
What words are commonly confused with "cosmopolite"?
"cosmopolite" is commonly confused with "cosmopolites". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cosmopolite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cosmopolite" is \kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cosmopolite" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cisjordanie#21,885descendante#21,908cathédrales#21,882disparaisse#21,911

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

gouvernante16 variantsultérieures16 variantslieutenants16 variantstéléréalité16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list