object

/\ˈɒb.dʒekt\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,426

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

object is aFrenchnoun. It means: Objet. Pronounced \ˈɒb.dʒekt\. Often confused with objet and objets.

Key facts for object
PropertyValue
Headwordobject
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈɒb.dʒekt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,426
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of object in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for object is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈɒb.dʒekt\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,426 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for object, with forms such as "boject", "obbject", and "obejct". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "objet", "objets", "objectif", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is object, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet.
  2. 2
    Objet, but.
  3. 3
    Objet.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: boject,obbject,obejct,objcet,objecct,objectt,objetc,objject,ojbect

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for object

Misspelling Variants of "object"

boject6obbject7obejct6objcet6objecct7objectt7objetc6objject7
Misspelling Variants of "object"

Frequency rank: #39,426 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "object"?
"object" is spelled O-B-J-E-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɒb.dʒekt\.
What does "object" mean?
As a noun, "object" means: Objet.
What words are commonly confused with "object"?
"object" is commonly confused with "objet", "objets", "objectif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "object"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "object" is \ˈɒb.dʒekt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "object" come from?
"object" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.