Novgorod
\nɔv.ɡo.ʁɔd\
The verdict
“Novgorod” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,916
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et oblast du nord-ouest de la Russie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-novgorod · Novgorod · French
Novgorod · rank #46,916 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,916
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH nome
Nearest frequency peer: nome (-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 “Novgorod”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- nocivité
nocivité
53,088 corpus weight
- Nolwenn
Nolwenn
53,087 corpus weight
- nome
nome
53,086 corpus weight
- Novgorod
Novgorod
53,085 corpus weight
- noëls
noëls
53,084 corpus weight
- NRA
NRA
53,083 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Novgorod” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Novgorod |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \nɔv.ɡo.ʁɔd\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #46,916 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Novgorod” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Novgorod (IPA \nɔv.ɡo.ʁɔd\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,916 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville et oblast du nord-ouest de la Russie.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Novgorod, with forms such as "nnovgorod", "nogvorod", and "novggorod". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Novgorod, spelled N-O-V-G-O-R-O-D.
Definition
- 1Ville et oblast du nord-ouest de la Russie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Novgorod appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des architectes et des peintres élèvent et décorent des églises à Kief, à Novgorod ; d’ici quelques années, Kief deviendra l’émule en beauté de Constantinople.
À Novgorod, j’entre à la faculté Au mois d’octobre, p’tite mère est effrayée. Mais vous serez fiers de moi Quand j’aurai fini mon droit.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nnovgorod
- nogvorod
- novggorod
- novgoord
- novgordo
- novgorodd
- novgorrod
- novgrood
- novogrod
- novvgorod
- nvogorod
- onvgorod
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Novgorod - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Novgorod", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #46,916 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.