œdipe
\e.dip\
The verdict
“œdipe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #33,952 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,952
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui trouve facilement le mot des énigmes ou la solution de questions obscures.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | œdipe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.dip\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #33,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “œdipe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for œdipe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.dip\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,952 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for œdipe, with forms such as "dœipe", "œddipe", and "œdiep". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DP", "dix", "due", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 œdipe, spelled Œ-D-I-P-E.
Definition
- 1Homme qui trouve facilement le mot des énigmes ou la solution de questions obscures.
- 2Cruciverbiste.
- 3Ellipse de complexe d’Œdipe.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dœipe,œddipe,œdiep,œdippe,œdpie,œidpe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of œdipe - 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 “œdipe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Œ-D-I-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.dip\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “DP” - see the side-by-side comparison. œdipe vs DP
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.