fossettes

\fɔ.sɛt\

/\fɔ.sɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“fossettes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,902. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,902
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de fossette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fossettes · fossettes · French

fossettes · rank #47,902 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,902
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foies

Nearest frequency peer: foies (-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 « fossettes »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fossettes » 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 fossettes
PropertyValue
Headwordfossettes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ.sɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,902
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fossettes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fossettesse 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 « foies » (#47,901), « foudroyé » (#47,903), « flatterie » (#47,900). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fossettes » est au #47,902. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fossettes (IPA \fɔ.sɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,902 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de fossette.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fossettes, with forms such as "ffossettes", "fosesttes", and "fosettes". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fossettes, spelled F-O-S-S-E-T-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de fossette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un sphinx « souriant à deux fossettes », représentant un empereur romain, vient d’être mis au jour près du temple d’Hathor, d’où provient le célèbre zodiaque de Dendérah, à 500 km au sud du Caire (Égypte).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffossettes
  • fosesttes
  • fosettes
  • fossetes
  • fossetets
  • fossettess
  • fossettse
  • fosstetes
  • fsosettes
  • ofssettes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fossettes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffossettes1fosesttes2fosettes1fossetes1fossetets2fossettess1fossettse2fosstetes2
Edit distance from "fossettes"

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 "fossettes"?
"fossettes" is spelled F-O-S-S-E-T-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ.sɛt\.
What does "fossettes" mean?
As a noun, "fossettes" means: Pluriel de fossette.
What are common misspellings of "fossettes"?
Common misspellings include "ffossettes", "fosesttes", "fosettes", "fossetes", "fossetets". The correct spelling is "fossettes".
How do you pronounce "fossettes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fossettes" is \fɔ.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fossettes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list