isoler

\i.zɔ.le\

/\i.zɔ.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“isoler” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,858
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séparer un lieu ou un objet de ce qui l’entoure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-isoler · isoler · French

isoler · rank #9,858 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,858
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH Islande

Nearest frequency peer: Islande (-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 « isoler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « isoler » 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).

isoler vs isolés
67% similar
isoler vs isoloir
71% similar
isoler vs isle
67% similar

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

Key facts for isoler
PropertyValue
Headwordisoler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\i.zɔ.le\
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,858
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « isoler »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).isolerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Islande » (#9,857), « israélienne » (#9,859), « intérieurs » (#9,856). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « isoler » est au #9,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around isoler (IPA \i.zɔ.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,858 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for isoler, with forms such as "iosler", "isloer", and "isoelr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "isolés", "isoloir", "isle", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is isoler, spelled I-S-O-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séparer un lieu ou un objet de ce qui l’entoure.
  2. 2
    Mettre quelqu’un à l’écart de manière à éviter tout contact ou communication.
  3. 3
    Considérer quelque chose indépendamment de son contexte.
  4. 4
    Procéder à l’isolation thermique ou acoustique d’une construction, d’une pièce, etc.
  5. 5
    Séparer un élément des autres composants d’un mélange, dégager un corps pur.
  6. 6
    Empêcher qu’un conducteur ou un circuit entre en contact avec un autre.
  7. 7
    Se séparer de la société, se mettre à l’écart physiquement ou mentalement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J'ai visité les Féroë pour la première fois en 1899 ; elles étaient alors isolées du monde pendant neuf mois de l'année, sans poste, sans télégraphie, sans rien !
  2. De même l’Espagne et le Portugal. Cette dernière péninsule a été isolée du reste de l'Europe par la surrection de la chaîne des Pyrénées.

This word in other languages

insulate(English)aislar(Español)absondern(Deutsch)insular(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iosler
  • isloer
  • isoelr
  • isolerr
  • isoller
  • isolre
  • issoler
  • sioler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iosler2isloer2isoelr2isolerr1isoller1isolre2issoler1sioler2
Edit distance from "isoler"

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 "isoler"?
"isoler" is spelled I-S-O-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \i.zɔ.le\.
What does "isoler" mean?
As a verb, "isoler" means: Séparer un lieu ou un objet de ce qui l’entoure.
What words are commonly confused with "isoler"?
"isoler" is commonly confused with "isolés", "isoloir", "isle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "isoler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "isoler" is \i.zɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "isoler" come from?
"isoler" 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 "isoler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

joints#9,860justes#9,863laïque#9,865golden#9,848

Similar misspelling depth

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

monts8 variantsnavette8 variantsfixés8 variantsneiges8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list