obturateur

\ɔp.ty.ʁa.tœʁ\

/\ɔp.ty.ʁa.tœʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“obturateur” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,485
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie certains éléments anatomiques qui servent à boucher le trou ovale de l’os iliaque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obturateur · obturateur · French

obturateur · rank #47,485 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,485
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH obtinrent

Nearest frequency peer: obtinrent (-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 « obturateur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « obturateur » 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
Key facts for obturateur
PropertyValue
Headwordobturateur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔp.ty.ʁa.tœʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,485
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « obturateur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).obturateurse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « obtinrent » (#47,484), « ondulés » (#47,486), « négros » (#47,483). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « obturateur » est au #47,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around obturateur (IPA \ɔp.ty.ʁa.tœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,485 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qualifie certains éléments anatomiques qui servent à boucher le trou ovale de l’os iliaque.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for obturateur, with forms such as "boturateur", "obbturateur", and "obtruateur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is obturateur, spelled O-B-T-U-R-A-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie certains éléments anatomiques qui servent à boucher le trou ovale de l’os iliaque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les muscles obturateurs et la membrane obturatrice.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boturateur
  • obbturateur
  • obtruateur
  • obtturateur
  • obtuarteur
  • obturaetur
  • obturateru
  • obturateurr
  • obturatteur
  • obturatuer
  • obturrateur
  • obturtaeur
  • obutrateur
  • otburateur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

boturateur2obbturateur1obtruateur2obtturateur1obtuarteur2obturaetur2obturateru2obturateurr1
Edit distance from "obturateur"

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 "obturateur"?
"obturateur" is spelled O-B-T-U-R-A-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔp.ty.ʁa.tœʁ\.
What does "obturateur" mean?
As an adjective, "obturateur" means: Qualifie certains éléments anatomiques qui servent à boucher le trou ovale de l’os iliaque.
What are common misspellings of "obturateur"?
Common misspellings include "boturateur", "obbturateur", "obtruateur", "obtturateur", "obtuarteur". The correct spelling is "obturateur".
How do you pronounce "obturateur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obturateur" is \ɔp.ty.ʁa.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obturateur" come from?
"obturateur" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oublierait#47,491parachever#47,497mégapixels#47,472passionner#47,502

Similar misspelling depth

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

obtinrent14 variantsparcellaire14 variantsparvenons14 variantspaysannerie14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list