oraison
\ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“oraison” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #32,940 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,940
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assemblage de mots qui forment un sens complet et qui sont construits suivant les règles grammaticales.
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 | oraison |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oraison” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for oraison is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,940 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Assemblage de mots qui forment un sens complet et qui sont construits suivant les règles grammaticales.
- 2Ouvrage d’éloquence composé pour être prononcé en public.
- 3Discours prononcé à la louange des morts, surtout en chaire.
- 4Prière adressée à Dieu ou aux saints.
- 5Communication de l’âme avec Dieu, sans entremise d’une formule de prières.
This word in other languages
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.
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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Using “oraison”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-R-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔ.ʁɛ.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “orion” - see the side-by-side comparison. oraison vs orion
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.