occuper

\ɔ.ky.pe\

/\ɔ.ky.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“occuper” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,091
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre possession de ; conserver en sa possession.

Corpus desk

Index FR-occuper · occuper · French

occuper · rank #2,091 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,091
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH mouvements

Nearest frequency peer: mouvements (-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 “occuper”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “occuper” 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 September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

occuper vs occupés
71% similar
occuper vs occupez
86% similar
occuper vs occupera
88% similar

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

Key facts for occuper
PropertyValue
Headwordoccuper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.ky.pe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,091
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “occuper” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.occuperse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mouvements » (#2,090), « orange » (#2,092), « mobile » (#2,089). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around occuper (IPA \ɔ.ky.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,091 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for occuper, with forms such as "cocuper", "occpuer", and "occuepr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "occupés", "occupez", "occupera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is occuper, spelled O-C-C-U-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre possession de ; conserver en sa possession.
  2. 2
    Couvrir une période de temps.
  3. 3
    Avoir, en parlant d'une fonction ou d'un emploi.
  4. 4
    Recouvrir un lieu.
  5. 5
    Se saisir, prendre possession d’un domaine ; s’y établir.
  6. 6
    Habiter.
  7. 7
    Employer quelqu’un à ; donner de l’occupation.
  8. 8
    Remplir un espace ou une durée.
  9. 9
    Pour un juriste, se charger de quelque chose dans une affaire en justice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On la dévasta, comme, au siècle précédent, on avait bombardé d’immenses agglomérations barbares, et parce qu’elle était à la fois trop forte pour être occupée par le vainqueur et trop indisciplinée, trop orgueilleuse pour se rendre dans le but d’échapper à la destruction.
  2. Le général Sarrail commande la place de Verdun. Le 44ᵉ régiment de R.A.T. occupe la ville.

Synonyms

prendrehabiteremployer

This word in other languages

occupy(English)ocupar(Español)besetzen(Deutsch)ocupar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cocuper
  • occpuer
  • occuepr
  • occuperr
  • occupper
  • occupre
  • ocucper
  • ocuper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cocuper2occpuer2occuepr2occuperr1occupper1occupre2ocucper2ocuper1
Edit distance from "occuper"

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 "occuper"?
"occuper" is spelled O-C-C-U-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ky.pe\.
What does "occuper" mean?
As a verb, "occuper" means: Prendre possession de ; conserver en sa possession.
What words are commonly confused with "occuper"?
"occuper" is commonly confused with "occupés", "occupez", "occupera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "occuper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "occuper" is \ɔ.ky.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "occuper" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pauvres#2,093mettent#2,088reconnu#2,100gratuit#2,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

orange8 variantsmobile8 variantsmenace8 variantslocale8 variants

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  • "occuper" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "occupés". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,091 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list