curiosité

\ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\

/\ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“curiosité” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,660
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Passion, désir, empressement de voir, d’apprendre des choses nouvelles, intéressantes, rares, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

curiosité vs curiosités
90% similar

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

Key facts for curiosité
PropertyValue
Headwordcuriosité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,660
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “curiosité” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). curiosité lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around curiosité (IPA \ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,660 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for curiosité, with forms such as "ccuriosité", "cruiosité", and "cuirosité". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "curiosités", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is curiosité, spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passion, désir, empressement de voir, d’apprendre des choses nouvelles, intéressantes, rares, etc.
  2. 2
    Grande envie, trop grand empressement de savoir les secrets, les affaires d’autrui.
  3. 3
    Goût qui porte à rechercher les objets curieux, rares, nouveaux, etc.
  4. 4
    Chose rare ou curieuse.

This word in other languages

curiosity(English)curiosidad(Español)Neugier(Deutsch)curiosidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuriosité
  • cruiosité
  • cuirosité
  • curioisté
  • curiosite
  • curiositté
  • curiosiét
  • curiossité
  • curiostié
  • curisoité
  • curoisité
  • curriosité
  • ucriosité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuriosité1cruiosité2cuirosité2curioisté2curiosite1curiositté1curiosiét2curiossité1
Edit distance from "curiosité"

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 "curiosité"?
"curiosité" is spelled C-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\.
What does "curiosité" mean?
As a noun, "curiosité" means: Passion, désir, empressement de voir, d’apprendre des choses nouvelles, intéressantes, rares, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "curiosité"?
"curiosité" is commonly confused with "curiosités". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curiosité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curiosité" is \ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curiosité" come from?
"curiosité" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “curiosité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-U-R-I-O-S-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ky.ʁjɔ.zi.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “curiosités” - see the side-by-side comparison. curiosité vs curiosités
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list