Hortefeux

name

The verdict

“Hortefeux” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,988
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Key facts for Hortefeux
PropertyValue
HeadwordHortefeux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,988
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hortefeux” 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). Hortefeux 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 Hortefeux, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,988 among 109,908 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hortefeux, with forms such as "hhortefeux", "horetfeux", and "horrtefeux". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Hortefeux, spelled H-O-R-T-E-F-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhortefeux
  • horetfeux
  • horrtefeux
  • horteefux
  • hortefeuxx
  • hortefexu
  • horteffeux
  • hortefuex
  • hortfeeux
  • horttefeux
  • hotrefeux
  • hrotefeux
  • ohrtefeux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhortefeux1horetfeux2horrtefeux1horteefux2hortefeuxx1hortefexu2horteffeux1hortefuex2
Edit distance from "Hortefeux"

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 "Hortefeux"?
"Hortefeux" is spelled H-O-R-T-E-F-E-U-X.
What does "Hortefeux" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hortefeux" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Hortefeux"?
Common misspellings include "hhortefeux", "horetfeux", "horrtefeux", "horteefux", "hortefeuxx". The correct spelling is "Hortefeux".
What language does "Hortefeux" come from?
"Hortefeux" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Hortefeux”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-R-T-E-F-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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