hobbit

\ɔ.bit\

/\ɔ.bit\/ adj

The verdict

“hobbit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,886
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Hobbits, à leur culture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hobbit · hobbit · French

hobbit · rank #23,886 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,886
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hammam

Nearest frequency peer: hammam (-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 « hobbit »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hobbit » 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).

hobbit vs hobby
67% similar
hobbit vs habit
67% similar
hobbit vs Hobbes
50% similar

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

Key facts for hobbit
PropertyValue
Headwordhobbit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.bit\
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,886
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hobbit »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hobbitse 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 « hammam » (#23,885), « hordes » (#23,887), « haines » (#23,884). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hobbit » est au #23,886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hobbit (IPA \ɔ.bit\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,886 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relatif aux Hobbits, à leur culture.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hobbit, with forms such as "hbobit", "hhobbit", and "hobbitt". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hobby", "habit", "Hobbes", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is hobbit, spelled H-O-B-B-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Hobbits, à leur culture.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hbobit
  • hhobbit
  • hobbitt
  • hobbti
  • hobibt
  • hobit
  • ohbbit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hbobit2hhobbit1hobbitt1hobbti2hobibt2hobit1ohbbit2
Edit distance from "hobbit"

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 "hobbit"?
"hobbit" is spelled H-O-B-B-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.bit\.
What does "hobbit" mean?
As an adjective, "hobbit" means: Relatif aux Hobbits, à leur culture.
What words are commonly confused with "hobbit"?
"hobbit" is commonly confused with "hobby", "habit", "Hobbes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hobbit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hobbit" is \ɔ.bit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hobbit" come from?
"hobbit" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list