opulence

\ɔ.py.lɑ̃s\

/\ɔ.py.lɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“opulence” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,463. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,463
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abondance de biens, richesse dont on fait étalage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-opulence · opulence · French

opulence · rank #38,463 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,463
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oléron

Nearest frequency peer: Oléron (-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 « opulence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « opulence » 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 opulence
PropertyValue
Headwordopulence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.py.lɑ̃s\
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,463
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « opulence »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).opulencese 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 « Oléron » (#38,462), « organisationnelle » (#38,464), « olympiades » (#38,461). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « opulence » est au #38,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around opulence (IPA \ɔ.py.lɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,463 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 opulence, with forms such as "opluence", "oppulence", and "opuelnce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is opulence, spelled O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abondance de biens, richesse dont on fait étalage.
  2. 2
    Ampleur, développement abondant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle vit l’opulence & les richesses succéder à l’aisance ; & son père, avant tout cela, avoit connu le mésaise & presque la pauvreté.
  2. Ses concitoyens le regardaient comme un homme d’une grande opulence. Il possédait cinquante feddans de bonne terre; cinq gamousses, dix bœufs mugissaient dans ses étables.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opluence
  • oppulence
  • opuelnce
  • opulecne
  • opulencce
  • opulenec
  • opulennce
  • opullence
  • opulnece
  • ouplence
  • poulence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of opulence - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opluence2oppulence1opuelnce2opulecne2opulencce1opulenec2opulennce1opullence1
Edit distance from "opulence"

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 "opulence"?
"opulence" is spelled O-P-U-L-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.py.lɑ̃s\.
What does "opulence" mean?
As a noun, "opulence" means: Abondance de biens, richesse dont on fait étalage.
What are common misspellings of "opulence"?
Common misspellings include "opluence", "oppulence", "opuelnce", "opulecne", "opulencce". The correct spelling is "opulence".
How do you pronounce "opulence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opulence" is \ɔ.py.lɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opulence" come from?
"opulence" 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 "opulence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 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