obvious
\ˈɑb.vi.əs\
The verdict
“obvious” is uncommon French (frequency #75,050 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,050
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Évident, clair.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obvious · obvious · French
obvious · rank #75,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,050
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH objecteurs
Nearest frequency peer: objecteurs (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « obvious »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Noureev
Noureev
24,954 corpus weight
- numéroter
numéroter
24,953 corpus weight
- objecteurs
objecteurs
24,952 corpus weight
- obvious
obvious
24,951 corpus weight
- odi
odi
24,950 corpus weight
- offensante
offensante
24,949 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « obvious » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obvious |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɑb.vi.əs\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #75,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « obvious » en français
Rare enough to double-check
obvious is uncommon French at frequency #75,050 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɑb.vi.əs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Évident, clair.".
Zero misspellings are on record for obvious in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is obvious, spelled O-B-V-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Évident, clair.
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.
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