fiole

\fjɔl\

/\fjɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“fiole” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,686
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit flacon ou petite bouteille de verre à col étroit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fiole · fiole · French

fiole · rank #33,686 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,686
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Finlandaise

Nearest frequency peer: Finlandaise (-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 « fiole »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fiole » 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).

fiole vs fol
60% similar
fiole vs fle
60% similar
fiole vs fixe
60% similar

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

Key facts for fiole
PropertyValue
Headwordfiole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fjɔl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,686
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fiole »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fiolese 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 « Finlandaise » (#33,685), « fiorentina » (#33,687), « fiduciaire » (#33,683). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fiole » est au #33,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fiole (IPA \fjɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,686 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fiole, with forms such as "ffiole", "filoe", and "fioel". 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, "fol", "fle", "fixe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fiole, spelled F-I-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit flacon ou petite bouteille de verre à col étroit.
  2. 2
    Contenu d’une fiole.
  3. 3
    Médicaments sous forme liquide, mélangés dans un seul récipient, remis aux détenus des prisons françaises.
  4. 4
    Tête, visage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une très grande partie des ressources réunies par nos ménages du XXᵉ siècle passe en oripeaux inutiles, en colifichets, en fioles, en brimborions, en honoraires de coiffeurs, en cosmétiques.
  2. J’imaginai Suzanne tirant un revolver du pli de son oreiller, ou brandissant un couteau, ou quelque fiole de cauchemar.

Synonyms

matras

This word in other languages

vial(English)Fläschchen(Deutsch)frasco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiole
  • filoe
  • fioel
  • fiolle
  • ifole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffiole1filoe2fioel2fiolle1ifole2
Edit distance from "fiole"

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 "fiole"?
"fiole" is spelled F-I-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fjɔl\.
What does "fiole" mean?
As a noun, "fiole" means: Petit flacon ou petite bouteille de verre à col étroit.
What words are commonly confused with "fiole"?
"fiole" is commonly confused with "fol", "fle", "fixe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fiole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiole" is \fjɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiole" come from?
"fiole" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fairy#33,679gober#33,714hogan#33,721dièse#33,643

Similar misspelling depth

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

giga5 variantsDole5 variantsinnée5 variantsomet5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list