obsèques

\ɔp.sɛk\

/\ɔp.sɛk\/ noun

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The verdict

“obsèques” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,222
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Convoi funèbre ayant plus ou moins un caractère de solennité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obseques · obsèques · French

obsèques · rank #13,222 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,222
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH OGM

Nearest frequency peer: OGM (+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 « obsèques »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « obsèques » 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).

obsèques vs obtenues
63% similar
obsèques vs observés
50% similar
obsèques vs obsédés
50% similar

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

Key facts for obsèques
PropertyValue
Headwordobsèques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔp.sɛk\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,222
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « obsèques »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).obsèquesse 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 « OGM » (#13,223), « originel » (#13,224), « neuves » (#13,219). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obsèques » est au #13,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around obsèques (IPA \ɔp.sɛk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,222 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for obsèques, with forms such as "bosèques", "obbsèques", and "obseques". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "obtenues", "observés", "obsédés", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 obsèques, spelled O-B-S-È-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Convoi funèbre ayant plus ou moins un caractère de solennité.
  2. 2
    Cérémonie des funérailles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout Paris a assisté aux obsèques de cet illustre maréchal. — On lui fit de magnifiques obsèques.
  2. Quelques hommes seulement prirent part aux obsèques et peu de femmes même, de celles qui profitent de toutes les occasions pour sortir leurs vêtements noirs, leurs toquets de crêpe et qui aiment renifler l’odeur de l’encens.

Synonyms

funérailles

This word in other languages

funeral(English)sepelio(Español)Beisetzung(Deutsch)exéquias(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bosèques
  • obbsèques
  • obseques
  • obsqèues
  • obssèques
  • obsèqeus
  • obsèqques
  • obsèquess
  • obsèquse
  • obsèuqes
  • obèsques
  • osbèques

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bosèques2obbsèques1obseques1obsqèues2obssèques1obsèqeus2obsèqques1obsèquess1
Edit distance from "obsèques"

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 "obsèques"?
"obsèques" is spelled O-B-S-È-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔp.sɛk\.
What does "obsèques" mean?
As a noun, "obsèques" means: Convoi funèbre ayant plus ou moins un caractère de solennité.
What words are commonly confused with "obsèques"?
"obsèques" is commonly confused with "obtenues", "observés", "obsédés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obsèques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obsèques" is \ɔp.sɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obsèques" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obsèques", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

originel#13,224parcelle#13,226piratage#13,230prospère#13,236

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pénalité12 variantslimitant12 variantsLefebvre12 variantslanterne12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list