nope
\nɔp\
The verdict
“nope” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,632
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nœud qu’on enlève du drap, lorsqu’il vient d’être fabriqué.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nope · nope · French
nope · rank #22,632 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,632
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH noirceur
Nearest frequency peer: noirceur (-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 “nope”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nelly
Nelly
77,372 corpus weight
- niais
niais
77,371 corpus weight
- noirceur
noirceur
77,370 corpus weight
- nope
nope
77,369 corpus weight
- Néron
Néron
77,368 corpus weight
- omniprésent
omniprésent
77,367 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nope” 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 | nope |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔp\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #22,632 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “nope” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around nope (IPA \nɔp\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,632 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for nope, with forms such as "nnope", "noep", and "noppe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Np", "nos", "nue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nope, spelled N-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1Nœud qu’on enlève du drap, lorsqu’il vient d’être fabriqué.
- 2Petite boule tricotée en relief.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une nope ou mouche est un bouton ou nœud formé de plusieurs brins enroulés sur l'aiguille.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nnope
- noep
- noppe
- npoe
- onpe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nope - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "nope", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "nope". Here's where to go from here.
- "nope" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Np". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,632 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "N" letter cohort. N–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.