offusquer

\ɔ.fys.ke\

/\ɔ.fys.ke\/ verb

The verdict

“offusquer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,928
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empêcher d’être vu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-offusquer · offusquer · French

offusquer · rank #46,928 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,928
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH oeuvrer

Nearest frequency peer: oeuvrer (-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 « offusquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « offusquer » 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).

offusquer vs offusque
89% similar

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

Key facts for offusquer
PropertyValue
Headwordoffusquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.fys.ke\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,928
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « offusquer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.offusquerse 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 « oeuvrer » (#46,927), « Olympic » (#46,929), « Olympus » (#46,930). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « offusquer » est au #46,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around offusquer (IPA \ɔ.fys.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,928 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for offusquer, with forms such as "fofusquer", "offsuquer", and "offuqsuer". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "offusque", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 offusquer, spelled O-F-F-U-S-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empêcher d’être vu.
  2. 2
    Empêcher de voir en éblouissant ou en obscurcissant.
  3. 3
    Choquer, déplaire, donner de l’ombrage, toucher quelqu’un dans son orgueil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je craindrois que ces Buissons ne vinssent enfin si grands, qu’ils en offusquassent les Espaliers, pour lesquels j’ai ici beaucoup de respect : outre que sans doute ils incommoderoient la promenade […] on n'y auroient pas assez d’air pour respirer.
  2. Une pluie intermittente inonde la vitre offusquée, et le vent jonche des feuilles mortes du platane le perron solitaire.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fofusquer
  • offsuquer
  • offuqsuer
  • offusqeur
  • offusqquer
  • offusquerr
  • offusqure
  • offussquer
  • offusuqer
  • ofufsquer
  • ofusquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fofusquer2offsuquer2offuqsuer2offusqeur2offusqquer1offusquerr1offusqure2offussquer1
Edit distance from "offusquer"

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 "offusquer"?
"offusquer" is spelled O-F-F-U-S-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.fys.ke\.
What does "offusquer" mean?
As a verb, "offusquer" means: Empêcher d’être vu.
What words are commonly confused with "offusquer"?
"offusquer" is commonly confused with "offusque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "offusquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "offusquer" is \ɔ.fys.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "offusquer" come from?
"offusquer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list