onde

\ɔ̃d\

/\ɔ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

“onde” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,324. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,324
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ondulations d’un milieu élastique ou d’un flux électromagnétique. Perturbation d’un milieu qui se propage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-onde · onde · French

onde · rank #6,324 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,324
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH paragraphe

Nearest frequency peer: paragraphe (+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 “onde”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “onde” 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).

onde vs ont
50% similar
onde vs one
75% similar
onde vs ose
50% similar

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

Key facts for onde
PropertyValue
Headwordonde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ̃d\
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,324
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “onde” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). onde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around onde (IPA \ɔ̃d\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,324 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for onde, with forms such as "node", "odne", and "ondde". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ont", "one", "ose", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is onde, spelled O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ondulations d’un milieu élastique ou d’un flux électromagnétique. Perturbation d’un milieu qui se propage.
  2. 2
    Émission radiophonique ou télévisuelle.
  3. 3
    L’eau, en général.
  4. 4
    La mer.
  5. 5
    Ce qui présente une surface ridée, alternativement concave et convexe, ce qui a des variations alternatives de teintes qui ressemblent aux ondes de la mer.
  6. 6
    Meuble représentant un élément liquide dans les armoiries. Ce terme est générique. Elle est généralement représentée par une figure en longueur (fasce, bande…) dont le périmètre forme des ondulations. Elle peut également faire référence à un meuble occupant la place de la champagne (mouvante de la pointe). Tout élément adoptant la même apparence, sera dit ondé. À rapprocher de mer et rivière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je cherchai donc à me représenter la dualité onde-corpuscule par une image spatiale où le corpuscule serait le centre d’un phénomène ondulatoire étendu.
  2. — Rien n’est plus malaisé que l’exploitation méthodique d’un évènement du cœur, rien ne s’amortit plus vite que les ondes d’un coup de foudre.

This word in other languages

wave(English)onda(Español)Welle(Deutsch)onda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • node
  • odne
  • ondde
  • oned
  • onnde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of onde - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

node2odne2ondde1oned2onnde1
Edit distance from "onde"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "onde"?
"onde" is spelled O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ̃d\.
What does "onde" mean?
As a noun, "onde" means: Ondulations d’un milieu élastique ou d’un flux électromagnétique. Perturbation d’un milieu qui se propage.
What words are commonly confused with "onde"?
"onde" is commonly confused with "ont", "one", "ose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "onde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "onde" is \ɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "onde" come from?
"onde" 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 "onde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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What to do next

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  • "onde" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ont". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #6,324 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse

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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