objet

\ɔb.ʒɛ\

/\ɔb.ʒɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“objet” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #672 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#672
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chose tangible et visible, concrète. Chose perceptible par la vue et le toucher. Chose, dans un sens indéterminé.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

objet vs omet
60% similar
objet vs objets
83% similar
objet vs object
83% similar

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

Key facts for objet
PropertyValue
Headwordobjet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔb.ʒɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#672
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “objet” 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). objet lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for objet is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔb.ʒɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #672 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for objet, with forms such as "bojet", "obbjet", and "obejt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "omet", "objets", "object", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is objet, spelled O-B-J-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chose tangible et visible, concrète. Chose perceptible par la vue et le toucher. Chose, dans un sens indéterminé.
  2. 2
    Chose fabriquée par l’homme ; artéfact.
  3. 3
    Tout ce qui affecte les sens, tout ce qui intéresse les facultés de l’âme.
  4. 4
    Ce qui est pensé, par opposition à l’être pensant ou sujet.
  5. 5
    Matière à une science ou à un art.
  6. 6
    Celle, celui qui est différent de soi.
  7. 7
    S’oppose à sujet et désigne la personne ou la chose sur laquelle se porte l’action exprimée par le verbe.
  8. 8
    Tout ce qui est la cause, le sujet, le motif d’un sentiment, d’une passion, d’une action.
  9. 9
    En particulier, la personne qu’on aime.
  10. 10
    But, objectif, visée.
  11. 11
    Tout ce qui se présente à l’esprit, de tout ce qui l’occupe.
  12. 12
    Instance de classe. Un objet stocke des valeurs de données (attributs), sur lesquels travaillent les méthodes de la classe.
  13. 13
    Phénomène concret ou abstrait susceptible d’une représentation cartographique.
  14. 14
    Tout objet présent sur le terrain au cours d’une partie, incluant le but et les boules déjà jouées.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bojet,obbjet,obejt,objett,objjet,objte,ojbet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bojet2obbjet1obejt2objett1objjet1objte2ojbet2
Edit distance from "objet"

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 "objet"?
"objet" is spelled O-B-J-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔb.ʒɛ\.
What does "objet" mean?
As a noun, "objet" means: Chose tangible et visible, concrète. Chose perceptible par la vue et le toucher. Chose, dans un sens indéterminé.
What words are commonly confused with "objet"?
"objet" is commonly confused with "omet", "objets", "object". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "objet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "objet" is \ɔb.ʒɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "objet" come from?
"objet" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “objet”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-B-J-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔb.ʒɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “omet” - see the side-by-side comparison. objet vs omet
  • 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