observées

\ob.sɛʁ.ve\

/\ob.sɛʁ.ve\/ verb

The verdict

“observées” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,988
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé féminin pluriel de observer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-observees · observées · French

observées · rank #14,988 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,988
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 75,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH objectivité

Nearest frequency peer: objectivité (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “observées”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “observées” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

observées vs observer
78% similar
observées vs observés
89% similar
observées vs observez
78% similar

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

Key facts for observées
PropertyValue
Headwordobservées
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ob.sɛʁ.ve\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,988
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “observées” 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). observées lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around observées (IPA \ob.sɛʁ.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,988 among 75,470 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe passé féminin pluriel de observer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for observées, with forms such as "boservées", "obbservées", and "obesrvées". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "observer", "observés", "observez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is observées, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-É-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé féminin pluriel de observer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On a en effet désatténué les corrélations sur les variables observées, en utilisant les coefficients de fidélité.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boservées
  • obbservées
  • obesrvées
  • obserrvées
  • observees
  • observeés
  • observvées
  • observéess
  • observése
  • obseréves
  • obsevrées
  • obsrevées
  • obsservées
  • osbervées

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of observées - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

boservées2obbservées1obesrvées2obserrvées1observees1observeés2observvées1observéess1
Edit distance from "observées"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "observées"?
"observées" is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-É-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ob.sɛʁ.ve\.
What does "observées" mean?
As a verb, "observées" means: Participe passé féminin pluriel de observer.
What words are commonly confused with "observées"?
"observées" is commonly confused with "observer", "observés", "observez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "observées"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "observées" is \ob.sɛʁ.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "observées" come from?
"observées" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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