odeur

\o.dœʁ\

/\o.dœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“odeur” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,154. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,154
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensation que produisent sur l’odorat les émanations des corps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-odeur · odeur · French

odeur · rank #3,154 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,154
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ménage

Nearest frequency peer: ménage (-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 « odeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « odeur » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

odeur vs our
60% similar
odeur vs oeuf
60% similar
odeur vs oser
60% similar

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

Key facts for odeur
PropertyValue
Headwordodeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.dœʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,154
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « odeur »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).odeurse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ménage » (#3,153), « participe » (#3,155), « peuples » (#3,156). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « odeur » est au #3,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around odeur (IPA \o.dœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,154 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for odeur, with forms such as "doeur", "oddeur", and "oderu". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "our", "oeuf", "oser", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is odeur, spelled O-D-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensation que produisent sur l’odorat les émanations des corps.
  2. 2
    Parfum ; cosmétique parfumé.
  3. 3
    Parfums ; toutes sortes de bonnes senteurs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout à coup elle s’arrêta dans l’escalier : une suave odeur de fricot venait de saisir son odorat.
  2. L’odeur du riz chaud lui parvient et lui met l’eau à la bouche.

Synonyms

arômefumetparfumrelent

This word in other languages

odour(English)olor(Español)Geruch(Deutsch)cheiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • doeur
  • oddeur
  • oderu
  • odeurr
  • oduer
  • oedur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of odeur - 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.

doeur2oddeur1oderu2odeurr1oduer2oedur2
Edit distance from "odeur"

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 "odeur"?
"odeur" is spelled O-D-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \o.dœʁ\.
What does "odeur" mean?
As a noun, "odeur" means: Sensation que produisent sur l’odorat les émanations des corps.
What words are commonly confused with "odeur"?
"odeur" is commonly confused with "our", "oeuf", "oser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "odeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "odeur" is \o.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "odeur" come from?
"odeur" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pitié#3,157refus#3,164dépôt#3,136trump#3,173

Similar misspelling depth

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

jury6 variantswith6 variantsaimez6 variantsfins6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list