omelette

\ɔm.lɛt\

/\ɔm.lɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“omelette” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,815
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mets composé d’œufs battus ensemble et cuits à la poêle souvent avec du beurre ou de l’huile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-omelette · omelette · French

omelette · rank #18,815 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,815
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH olives

Nearest frequency peer: olives (-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 « omelette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « omelette » 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 omelette
PropertyValue
Headwordomelette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔm.lɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,815
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « omelette »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).omelettese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « olives » (#18,814), « Orly » (#18,816), « offense » (#18,813). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « omelette » est au #18,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around omelette (IPA \ɔm.lɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,815 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mets composé d’œufs battus ensemble et cuits à la poêle souvent avec du beurre ou de l’huile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for omelette, with forms such as "moelette", "oemlette", and "omeeltte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is omelette, spelled O-M-E-L-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mets composé d’œufs battus ensemble et cuits à la poêle souvent avec du beurre ou de l’huile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La soif fut éteinte au moyen de trois ou quatre jarres d’eau, la faim apaisée par une omelette aux tomates, où il n’y avait pas trop de plumes pour une omelette espagnole.
  2. Quel beau feu de foyer pour sécher nos hardes, pendant que l’omelette sautait dans la flamme, l’inimitable omelette d’Alsace, craquante et dorée comme un gâteau.

This word in other languages

omelette(English)tortilla(Español)Omelett(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • moelette
  • oemlette
  • omeeltte
  • omelete
  • omeletet
  • omellette
  • omeltete
  • omleette
  • ommelette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

moelette2oemlette2omeeltte2omelete1omeletet2omellette1omeltete2omleette2
Edit distance from "omelette"

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 "omelette"?
"omelette" is spelled O-M-E-L-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔm.lɛt\.
What does "omelette" mean?
As a noun, "omelette" means: Mets composé d’œufs battus ensemble et cuits à la poêle souvent avec du beurre ou de l’huile.
What are common misspellings of "omelette"?
Common misspellings include "moelette", "oemlette", "omeeltte", "omelete", "omeletet". The correct spelling is "omelette".
How do you pronounce "omelette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "omelette" is \ɔm.lɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "omelette" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paniquer#18,818paralysé#18,821parental#18,823pleurant#18,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

notoire9 variantspiètre9 variantsLettonie9 variantspunaise9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list