optimisme

\ɔp.ti.mism\

/\ɔp.ti.mism\/ noun

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The verdict

“optimisme” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,852
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrine philosophique qui soutient que tout ce qui existe est le mieux possible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-optimisme · optimisme · French

optimisme · rank #13,852 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,852
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH obs

Nearest frequency peer: obs (-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 « optimisme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « optimisme » 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).

optimisme vs optimiste
89% similar
optimisme vs optimistes
80% similar
optimisme vs optimisé
78% similar

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

Key facts for optimisme
PropertyValue
Headwordoptimisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔp.ti.mism\
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,852
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « optimisme »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).optimismese 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 « obs » (#13,851), « ores » (#13,853), « nécessitant » (#13,850). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « optimisme » est au #13,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around optimisme (IPA \ɔp.ti.mism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,852 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for optimisme, with forms such as "opitmisme", "opptimisme", and "optiimsme". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "optimiste", "optimistes", "optimisé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is optimisme, spelled O-P-T-I-M-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrine philosophique qui soutient que tout ce qui existe est le mieux possible.
  2. 2
    Une certaine disposition à voir les choses en beau, à ne pas s’inquiéter des embarras présents et à bien augurer de l’avenir.
  3. 3
    Impression qu’on a, dans une circonstance particulière, de voir les choses prendre bonne tournure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ses ouvrages […] contiennent nombre de pensées inspirées par ce vaillant optimisme matérialiste et orientées contre l’agnosticisme, le relativisme et d'autres variétés d'idéalisme.
  2. Je sens mes intestins qui ronronnent légèrement. La digestion sans heurts est le plus grand facteur d’activité. Le cerveau s’emplit avec le ventre et l’optimisme a sa source dans la béatitude des tripes.

Antonyms

pessimisme

This word in other languages

optimism(English)optimismo(Español)Optimismus(Deutsch)otimismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opitmisme
  • opptimisme
  • optiimsme
  • optimimse
  • optimisem
  • optimismme
  • optimissme
  • optimmisme
  • optimsime
  • optmiisme
  • opttimisme
  • otpimisme
  • potimisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opitmisme2opptimisme1optiimsme2optimimse2optimisem2optimismme1optimissme1optimmisme1
Edit distance from "optimisme"

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 "optimisme"?
"optimisme" is spelled O-P-T-I-M-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔp.ti.mism\.
What does "optimisme" mean?
As a noun, "optimisme" means: Doctrine philosophique qui soutient que tout ce qui existe est le mieux possible.
What words are commonly confused with "optimisme"?
"optimisme" is commonly confused with "optimiste", "optimistes", "optimisé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "optimisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "optimisme" is \ɔp.ti.mism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "optimisme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

paternité#13,860perturber#13,862prévoyait#13,879psychique#13,880

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

métrages13 variantspossessions13 variantspoursuivie13 variantsprometteur13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list