observatrice
\ɔp.sɛʁ.va.tʁis\
The verdict
“observatrice” is uncommon French (frequency #62,480 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,480
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui observe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-observatrice · observatrice · French
observatrice · rank #62,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,480
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH occultant
Nearest frequency peer: occultant (+2 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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « observatrice »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- nowhere
nowhere
37,525 corpus weight
- nuira
nuira
37,524 corpus weight
- observatrice
observatrice
37,521 corpus weight
- occultant
occultant
37,519 corpus weight
- occultée
occultée
37,518 corpus weight
- occuperons
occuperons
37,517 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « observatrice » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | observatrice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔp.sɛʁ.va.tʁis\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #62,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « observatrice » en français
Rare enough to double-check
observatrice is uncommon French at frequency #62,480 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔp.sɛʁ.va.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celle qui observe.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for observatrice in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is observatrice, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-R-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qui observe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how observatrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Républicaine très influente, elle prend ses distances avec la vie militante après juin 1848, mais elle reste une observatrice attentive des événements politiques.
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 "observatrice"?
What does "observatrice" mean?
How do you pronounce "observatrice"?
What language does "observatrice" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "observatrice", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).