optionnel
\ɔp.sjɔ.nɛl\
The verdict
“optionnel” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,094
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui fait l’objet d’un choix ; pour lequel on peut opter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-optionnel · optionnel · French
optionnel · rank #32,094 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #32,094
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH Omaha
Nearest frequency peer: Omaha (-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 « optionnel »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- ola
ola
67,910 corpus weight
- oligarques
oligarques
67,909 corpus weight
- Omaha
Omaha
67,908 corpus weight
- optionnel
optionnel
67,907 corpus weight
- orageux
orageux
67,906 corpus weight
- Ortiz
Ortiz
67,904 corpus weight
What this shows « optionnel » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | optionnel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔp.sjɔ.nɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,094 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « optionnel »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around optionnel (IPA \ɔp.sjɔ.nɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,094 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for optionnel, with forms such as "opitonnel", "opptionnel", and "optinonel". 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, "optionnelle", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is optionnel, spelled O-P-T-I-O-N-N-E-L.
Definition
- 1Qui fait l’objet d’un choix ; pour lequel on peut opter.
- 2Qui est en option, que l’on peut choisir secondairement (souvent à propos d’accessoires et particulièrement pour les automobiles).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how optionnel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le latin est une matière optionnelle au collège qui devient facultative au lycée.
Certains réglages de ce programme sont optionnels.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opitonnel
- opptionnel
- optinonel
- optionel
- optionenl
- optionnell
- optionnle
- optoinnel
- opttionnel
- otpionnel
- potionnel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of optionnel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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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).