object
\ˈɒb.dʒekt\
The verdict
“object” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #39,426 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,426
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objet.
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 | object |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɒb.dʒekt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “object” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for object is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for object, with forms such as "boject", "obbject", and "obejct". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "objet", "objets", "objectif", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is object, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Objet.
- 2Objet, but.
- 3Objet.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boject,obbject,obejct,objcet,objecct,objectt,objetc,objject,ojbect
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of object - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “object”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-B-J-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈɒb.dʒekt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “objet” - see the side-by-side comparison. object vs objet
- 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.