husky

^((h aspiré))\ys.ki\

/^((h aspiré))\ys.ki\/ noun

The verdict

“husky” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,494
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Une des races de chien de type spitz, à l’origine chiens de traîneau des Inuits.

Corpus desk

Index FR-husky · husky · French

husky · rank #44,494 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,494
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH holder

Nearest frequency peer: holder (-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 « husky »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « husky » 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).

husky vs hulk
60% similar
husky vs huskies
57% similar

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

Key facts for husky
PropertyValue
Headwordhusky
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ys.ki\
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,494
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « husky »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.huskyse 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 « holder » (#44,493), « huttes » (#44,495), « Hicham » (#44,492). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « husky » est au #44,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around husky (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ys.ki\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,494 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Une des races de chien de type spitz, à l’origine chiens de traîneau des Inuits.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for husky, with forms such as "hhusky", "hsuky", and "huksy". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hulk", "huskies", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is husky, spelled H-U-S-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Une des races de chien de type spitz, à l’origine chiens de traîneau des Inuits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les huskies font partie du groupe 5 du classement des races de chien par la société centrale canine ou SCC.
  2. Le soir venu, Perrault ramena encore un autre chien, un vieux husky, long, maigre, décharné, couvert de glorieuses cicatrices récoltées en maint combat, et possesseur d’un œil unique, mais cet œil brillait d’une telle vaillance qu’il inspirait aussitôt le respect.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhusky
  • hsuky
  • huksy
  • huskky
  • huskyy
  • hussky
  • husyk
  • uhsky

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhusky1hsuky2huksy2huskky1huskyy1hussky1husyk2uhsky2
Edit distance from "husky"

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 "husky"?
"husky" is spelled H-U-S-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ys.ki\.
What does "husky" mean?
As a noun, "husky" means: Une des races de chien de type spitz, à l’origine chiens de traîneau des Inuits.
What words are commonly confused with "husky"?
"husky" is commonly confused with "hulk", "huskies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "husky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "husky" is ^((h aspiré))\ys.ki\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "husky" come from?
"husky" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list