Odessa

\o.de.sa\

/\o.de.sa\/ name

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The verdict

“Odessa” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,159
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville d’Ukraine, au bord de la mer Noire ; capitale administrative de l’oblast d’Odessa.

Corpus desk

Index FR-odessa · Odessa · French

Odessa · rank #27,159 · 6 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,159
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH octroyé

Nearest frequency peer: octroyé (-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 « Odessa »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Odessa » 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 Odessa
PropertyValue
HeadwordOdessa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\o.de.sa\
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,159
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Odessa »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Odessase 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 « octroyé » (#27,158), « officieux » (#27,160), « occupons » (#27,157). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « Odessa » est au #27,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Odessa (IPA \o.de.sa\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,159 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville d’Ukraine, au bord de la mer Noire ; capitale administrative de l’oblast d’Odessa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Odessa, with forms such as "doessa", "oddessa", and "odesa". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Odessa, spelled O-D-E-S-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville d’Ukraine, au bord de la mer Noire ; capitale administrative de l’oblast d’Odessa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans la cité, l’intellectuel juif à l’humour grinçant ne tient plus le haut du pavé. Aujourd’hui, Odessa a d’autres héros : des colosses empaquetés dans des gilets pare-balles, fusil automatique en bandoulière, visages masqués et regard soupçonneux. Ils sont patriotes, aux couleurs jaune et bleu du drapeau national.

This word in other languages

Odessa(English)Odesa(Español)Odessa(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • doessa
  • oddessa
  • odesa
  • odesas
  • odsesa
  • oedssa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Odessa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

doessa2oddessa1odesa1odesas2odsesa2oedssa2
Edit distance from "Odessa"

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 "Odessa"?
"Odessa" is spelled O-D-E-S-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is \o.de.sa\.
What does "Odessa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Odessa" means: Ville d’Ukraine, au bord de la mer Noire ; capitale administrative de l’oblast d’Odessa.
What are common misspellings of "Odessa"?
Common misspellings include "doessa", "oddessa", "odesa", "odesas", "odsesa". The correct spelling is "Odessa".
How do you pronounce "Odessa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Odessa" is \o.de.sa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Odessa" come from?
"Odessa" 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 "Odessa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pelage#27,177pepper#27,178Peters#27,179Phelps#27,180

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ostie6 variantsmilk6 variantsprado6 variantsHeidi6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list