Houdini
^((h aspiré))\u.di.ni\
The verdict
“Houdini” is uncommon French (frequency #56,653 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,653
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pseudonyme de Ehrich Weisz, célèbre magicien.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Houdini |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\u.di.ni\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,653 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Houdini” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Houdini is uncommon French at frequency #56,653 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\u.di.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pseudonyme de Ehrich Weisz, célèbre magicien.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Houdini, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Houdini, spelled H-O-U-D-I-N-I.
Definition
- 1Pseudonyme de Ehrich Weisz, célèbre magicien.
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 “Houdini”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-O-U-D-I-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.