Israel

\ˈiːsʁaeːl\

/\ˈiːsʁaeːl\/ name

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The verdict

“Israel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,522
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Israël.

Corpus desk

Index FR-israel · Israel · French

Israel · rank #10,522 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,522
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH iranien

Nearest frequency peer: iranien (-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 « Israel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Israel » 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).

Israel vs Isabel
67% similar
Israel vs irréel
50% similar
Israel vs Ismaël
67% similar

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

Key facts for Israel
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsrael
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈiːsʁaeːl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,522
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Israel »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Israelse 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 « iranien » (#10,521), « Istanbul » (#10,523), « intégrés » (#10,520). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Israel » est au #10,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Israel (IPA \ˈiːsʁaeːl\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,522 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Israël.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Israel, with forms such as "irsael", "isarel", and "israell". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Isabel", "irréel", "Ismaël", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Israel, spelled I-S-R-A-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Israël.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Israel hat ca. 7 Millionen Einwohner.
  2. Alternatives Protein ist das Stichwort, zu dem die viele Länder forschen, Israel mit besonderem Erfolg. In hiesigen Laboren wurde künstliches Fleisch erzeugt und Fischarten wie die Meeräsche erstmals in einem geschlossenen Kreislauf gezüchtet.

Synonyms

Staat IsraelKönigreich IsraelNordreich Israel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irsael
  • isarel
  • israell
  • israle
  • isreal
  • isrrael
  • issrael
  • sirael

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irsael2isarel2israell1israle2isreal2isrrael1issrael1sirael2
Edit distance from "Israel"

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 "Israel"?
"Israel" is spelled I-S-R-A-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈiːsʁaeːl\.
What does "Israel" mean?
As a proper noun, "Israel" means: Israël.
What words are commonly confused with "Israel"?
"Israel" is commonly confused with "Isabel", "irréel", "Ismaël". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Israel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Israel" is \ˈiːsʁaeːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Israel" come from?
"Israel" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kurdes#10,526foulée#10,504folles#10,503famine#10,500

Similar misspelling depth

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

devine8 variantsrenvoi8 variantsannuaire8 variantsvilain8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list