karma
\kaʁ.ma\
The verdict
“karma” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,606
- frequency rank, French
- 737
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans plusieurs religions orientales, cycle des causes et des conséquences lié à l’existence des êtres sensibles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-karma · karma · French
karma · rank #11,606 · 7 variants · 19 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,606
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 737
- PHOTO-FINISH joies
Nearest frequency peer: joies (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “karma”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- intenses
intenses
88,398 corpus weight
- ja
ja
88,397 corpus weight
- joies
joies
88,396 corpus weight
- karma
karma
88,395 corpus weight
- lanceur
lanceur
88,394 corpus weight
- localiser
localiser
88,393 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “karma” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | karma |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ.ma\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,606 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “karma” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around karma (IPA \kaʁ.ma\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,606 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for karma, with forms such as "akrma", "kamra", and "karam". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "kart", "kira", "kaya", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is karma, spelled K-A-R-M-A.
Definition
- 1Dans plusieurs religions orientales, cycle des causes et des conséquences lié à l’existence des êtres sensibles.
- 2Environnement défavorable, négatif.
- 3Sur Reddit, score assigné à un post ou à un·e utilisataire montrant le nombre de votes positifs (upvotes) reçus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how karma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce morceau de rocher avait surnagé par on ne sait quel caprice d’un dieu ébahi et retors, désireux de faire payer ad vitam æternam à ses habitant le karma de leurs malheureux ancêtres.
Nous avons tous entendu parler de l’omniprésent moulin à prière au Tibet. Il suffit de le faire tourner en récitant le mantra (une prière) approprié pour attirer la bienveillance de divinités sur soi, purifier son karma (ses actions) et accumuler du mérite pour une future réincarnation heureuse.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akrma
- kamra
- karam
- karmma
- karrma
- kkarma
- krama
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of karma - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "karma", 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 (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "karma". Here's where to go from here.
- "karma" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kart". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,606 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.