obvious
\ˈɑb.vi.əs\
The verdict
“obvious” is an uncommon French word, ranked #75,050 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #75,050
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Évident, clair.
| 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) |
Where “obvious” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for obvious is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈɑb.vi.əs\. Corpus data places it at rank #75,050 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “obvious”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-B-V-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈɑb.vi.əs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.