oracle

\ɔ.ʁɑkl\

/\ɔ.ʁɑkl\/ noun

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The verdict

“oracle” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,526
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selon la croyance des Anciens, réponse d’une divinité que l’on venait consulter en un lieu sacré, et dont un interprète inspiré devait dévoiler le sens, sans parvenir toujours à l’éclairer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oracle · oracle · French

oracle · rank #14,526 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,526
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH offices

Nearest frequency peer: offices (-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 « oracle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « oracle » 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).

oracle vs oral
67% similar
oracle vs orage
67% similar
oracle vs orale
83% similar

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

Key facts for oracle
PropertyValue
Headwordoracle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.ʁɑkl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,526
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oracle »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « offices » (#14,525), « otto » (#14,527), « obligeant » (#14,524). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oracle » est au #14,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around oracle (IPA \ɔ.ʁɑkl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,526 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oracle, with forms such as "oarcle", "oraccle", and "oracel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "oral", "orage", "orale", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is oracle, spelled O-R-A-C-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Selon la croyance des Anciens, réponse d’une divinité que l’on venait consulter en un lieu sacré, et dont un interprète inspiré devait dévoiler le sens, sans parvenir toujours à l’éclairer.
  2. 2
    Sanctuaire dans lequel on interrogeait la divinité, selon des formules rituelles.
  3. 3
    La parole de Dieu, telle qu’elle s’exprime par la bouche des prophètes.
  4. 4
    La divinité elle-même ; celui ou celle qui parlait en son nom.
  5. 5
    Avis d’une personne considérée comme infaillible, que l’on suit sans réserve.
  6. 6
    Cette personne elle-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rendre des oracles.
  2. Pour recevoir des oracles, on recourait à divers procédés, tels que l’observation du vol des oiseaux, le son rendu par un bassin en bronze, ou encore le bruissement du feuillage des arbres.

This word in other languages

oracle(English)oráculo(Español)Orakel(Deutsch)oráculo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oarcle
  • oraccle
  • oracel
  • oraclle
  • oralce
  • orcale
  • orracle
  • roacle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oarcle2oraccle1oracel2oraclle1oralce2orcale2orracle1roacle2
Edit distance from "oracle"

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 "oracle"?
"oracle" is spelled O-R-A-C-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁɑkl\.
What does "oracle" mean?
As a noun, "oracle" means: Selon la croyance des Anciens, réponse d’une divinité que l’on venait consulter en un lieu sacré, et dont un interprète inspiré devait dévoiler le sens, sans parvenir toujours à l’éclairer.
What words are commonly confused with "oracle"?
"oracle" is commonly confused with "oral", "orage", "orale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oracle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oracle" is \ɔ.ʁɑkl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oracle" come from?
"oracle" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moussa#14,517Proust#14,539meneur#14,509rançon#14,545

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

offices8 variantsRebecca8 variantsremake8 variantsLeslie8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list