oraison

\ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\

/\ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“oraison” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,940
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assemblage de mots qui forment un sens complet et qui sont construits suivant les règles grammaticales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oraison · oraison · French

oraison · rank #32,940 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,940
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH opératoires

Nearest frequency peer: opératoires (-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 « oraison »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « oraison » 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).

oraison vs orion
71% similar
oraison vs orson
71% similar

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

Key facts for oraison
PropertyValue
Headwordoraison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,940
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oraison »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).oraisonse 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 « opératoires » (#32,939), « océane » (#32,938), « originellement » (#32,942). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oraison » est au #32,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around oraison (IPA \ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,940 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for oraison, with forms such as "oarison", "oraiosn", and "oraisno". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "orion", "orson", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is oraison, spelled O-R-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assemblage de mots qui forment un sens complet et qui sont construits suivant les règles grammaticales.
  2. 2
    Ouvrage d’éloquence composé pour être prononcé en public.
  3. 3
    Discours prononcé à la louange des morts, surtout en chaire.
  4. 4
    Prière adressée à Dieu ou aux saints.
  5. 5
    Communication de l’âme avec Dieu, sans entremise d’une formule de prières.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les parties d’oraison ou de l’oraison sont les différentes espèces de mots.
  2. L’exorde est une des parties de l’oraison.

This word in other languages

oration(English)oración(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oarison
  • oraiosn
  • oraisno
  • oraisonn
  • oraisson
  • orasion
  • oriason
  • orraison
  • roaison

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oarison2oraiosn2oraisno2oraisonn1oraisson1orasion2oriason2orraison1
Edit distance from "oraison"

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 "oraison"?
"oraison" is spelled O-R-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\.
What does "oraison" mean?
As a noun, "oraison" means: Assemblage de mots qui forment un sens complet et qui sont construits suivant les règles grammaticales.
What words are commonly confused with "oraison"?
"oraison" is commonly confused with "orion", "orson". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oraison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oraison" is \ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oraison" come from?
"oraison" 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 "oraison", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

nobody9 variantspinard9 variantsplanes9 variantspoulette9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list