obéissance

\ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃s\

/\ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“obéissance” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,209
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’obéir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obeissance · obéissance · French

obéissance · rank #17,209 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,209
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH obtenez

Nearest frequency peer: obtenez (-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 « obéissance »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « obéissance » 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).

obéissance vs obéissant
80% similar

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

Key facts for obéissance
PropertyValue
Headwordobéissance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,209
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « obéissance »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.obéissancese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « obtenez » (#17,208), « opera » (#17,210), « ouvrait » (#17,211). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obéissance » est au #17,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around obéissance (IPA \ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,209 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for obéissance, with forms such as "boéissance", "obbéissance", and "obeissance". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "obéissant", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is obéissance, spelled O-B-É-I-S-S-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’obéir.
  2. 2
    Disposition à obéir, habitude d’obéir, soumission d’esprit aux ordres des supérieurs.
  3. 3
    Domination, autorité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Franz fit un signe de tête indiquant qu’il se rendait à l’invitation générale plutôt par obéissance pour les ordres de l’honorable société que dans l’espoir de réussir.
  2. Mais ne savais-je pas bien que les tyrans de tout genre allaient reprendre espoir dans ces jours de malheur où l’obéissance passive était restaurée ?

This word in other languages

manageability(English)obediencia(Español)obediência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boéissance
  • obbéissance
  • obeissance
  • obiéssance
  • obéisance
  • obéisasnce
  • obéissacne
  • obéissancce
  • obéissanec
  • obéissannce
  • obéissnace
  • obésisance
  • oébissance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

boéissance2obbéissance1obeissance1obiéssance2obéisance1obéisasnce2obéissacne2obéissancce1
Edit distance from "obéissance"

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 "obéissance"?
"obéissance" is spelled O-B-É-I-S-S-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃s\.
What does "obéissance" mean?
As a noun, "obéissance" means: Action d’obéir.
What words are commonly confused with "obéissance"?
"obéissance" is commonly confused with "obéissant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obéissance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obéissance" is \ɔ.be.i.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obéissance" come from?
"obéissance" 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 "obéissance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parrainage#17,220Montmartre#17,194Montebourg#17,193pertinents#17,226

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ouvrières13 variantsplafonds13 variantsrectifier13 variantsrestituer13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list