notoriété

\nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\

/\nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\/ noun

The verdict

“notoriété” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,731 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,731
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Connaissance générale, publique, d’un fait.

Key facts for notoriété
PropertyValue
Headwordnotoriété
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,731
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “notoriété” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). notoriété lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for notoriété is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,731 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for notoriété, with forms such as "nnotoriété", "nootriété", and "notoirété". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is notoriété, spelled N-O-T-O-R-I-É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Connaissance générale, publique, d’un fait.
  2. 2
    État d’une personne fort connue.
  3. 3
    Personne connue, célébrité.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnotoriété,nootriété,notoirété,notoriete,notoritéé,notoriétté,notoriéét,notorriété,notoréité,notroiété,nottoriété,ntooriété,ontoriété

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nnotoriété1nootriété2notoirété2notoriete2notoritéé2notoriétté1notoriéét2notorriété1
Edit distance from "notoriété"

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 "notoriété"?
"notoriété" is spelled N-O-T-O-R-I-É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\.
What does "notoriété" mean?
As a noun, "notoriété" means: Connaissance générale, publique, d’un fait.
What are common misspellings of "notoriété"?
Common misspellings include "nnotoriété", "nootriété", "notoirété", "notoriete", "notoritéé". The correct spelling is "notoriété".
How do you pronounce "notoriété"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notoriété" is \nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "notoriété" come from?
"notoriété" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “notoriété”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-T-O-R-I-É-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nɔ.tɔ.ʁje.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list