orageux

\ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\

/\ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\/ adj

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The verdict

“orageux” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,095. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,095
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui cause, qui annonce l’orage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orageux · orageux · French

orageux · rank #32,095 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,095
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH optionnel

Nearest frequency peer: optionnel (-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 « orageux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « orageux » 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).

orageux vs oraux
71% similar
orageux vs orateur
71% similar
orageux vs orage
71% similar

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

Key facts for orageux
PropertyValue
Headwordorageux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,095
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « orageux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.orageuxse 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 « optionnel » (#32,094), « Omaha » (#32,093), « Ortiz » (#32,097). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « orageux » est au #32,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around orageux (IPA \ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,095 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for orageux, with forms such as "oargeux", "oraegux", and "orageuxx". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "oraux", "orateur", "orage", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is orageux, spelled O-R-A-G-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui cause, qui annonce l’orage.
  2. 2
    Qui est sujet aux orages.
  3. 3
    Qui est touché par l’orage.
  4. 4
    Qui est troublé, tumultueux, sujet aux agitations du cœur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le temps, le ciel est orageux.
  2. Une fois engagé dans ces mers orageuses et ignorées, sa perte était certaine. Une tempête jeta dix-sept navires sur la côte d’Irlande […]

Synonyms

lourd

This word in other languages

thunderous(English)tormentoso(Español)stürmisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oargeux
  • oraegux
  • orageuxx
  • oragexu
  • oraggeux
  • oraguex
  • orgaeux
  • orrageux
  • roageux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oargeux2oraegux2orageuxx1oragexu2oraggeux1oraguex2orgaeux2orrageux1
Edit distance from "orageux"

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 "orageux"?
"orageux" is spelled O-R-A-G-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\.
What does "orageux" mean?
As an adjective, "orageux" means: Qui cause, qui annonce l’orage.
What words are commonly confused with "orageux"?
"orageux" is commonly confused with "oraux", "orateur", "orage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orageux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orageux" is \ɔ.ʁa.ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orageux" come from?
"orageux" 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 "orageux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

palatin#32,100parsons#32,102nichols#32,086peureux#32,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

passoire9 variantspastor9 variantsMuslim9 variantsmousseux9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list