oraux

\ɔ.ʁo\

/\ɔ.ʁo\/ adj

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The verdict

“oraux” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,312
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de oral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oraux · oraux · French

oraux · rank #24,312 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,312
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH opprimés

Nearest frequency peer: opprimés (-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 « oraux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « oraux » 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).

oraux vs orgue
60% similar
oraux vs orque
60% similar
oraux vs ora
60% similar

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

Key facts for oraux
PropertyValue
Headwordoraux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.ʁo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,312
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oraux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.orauxse 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 « opprimés » (#24,311), « ornées » (#24,313), « omniprésente » (#24,310). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oraux » est au #24,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around oraux (IPA \ɔ.ʁo\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,312 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de oral.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for oraux, with forms such as "oarux", "orauxx", and "oraxu". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "orgue", "orque", "ora", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is oraux, spelled O-R-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de oral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L’ensemble des discours écrits ou oraux exprimés dans une diversité de registres, constitue le socle linguistique à partir duquel le juge, retenant les éléments utiles à la manifestation de la vérité, fondera son intime conviction.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oarux
  • orauxx
  • oraxu
  • orraux
  • oruax
  • roaux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oarux2orauxx1oraxu2orraux1oruax2roaux2
Edit distance from "oraux"

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 "oraux"?
"oraux" is spelled O-R-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁo\.
What does "oraux" mean?
As an adjective, "oraux" means: Masculin pluriel de oral.
What words are commonly confused with "oraux"?
"oraux" is commonly confused with "orgue", "orque", "ora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oraux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oraux" is \ɔ.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oraux" come from?
"oraux" 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 "oraux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ornés#24,314palma#24,316Nicki#24,301mêlés#24,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

perf6 variantsMILF6 variantslande6 variantsRonnie6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list