orbis

noun

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The verdict

“orbis” is uncommon French (frequency #66,179 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,179
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cercle, rond, ronde, tour, disque, pelote.

Key facts for orbis
PropertyValue
Headwordorbis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “orbis” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). orbis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

orbis is uncommon French at frequency #66,179 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for orbis in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is orbis, spelled O-R-B-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cercle, rond, ronde, tour, disque, pelote.
  2. 2
    Globe, sphère, monde, univers.
  3. 3
    Contrée, région, pays, climat.
  4. 4
    Région du ciel, voûte céleste.
  5. 5
    Mouvement circulaire, tour, circonvolution, cours périodique, orbe, orbite, révolution.
  6. 6
    Cercle des connaissances, encyclopédie.
  7. 7
    Cercle, formation en cercle (pour résister de toutes parts), peloton.
  8. 8
    Orbite de l'œil, œil.
  9. 9
    Objet de forme ronde : bouclier rond; cercle de cuir (qui couvre le bouclier); disque, palet; bande d'une roue, roue; meule de pressoir; table ronde; placage en marbre, incrustation; miroir rond; plateau de balance; gâteau rond.

Synonyms

circuluscircus

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 "orbis"?
"orbis" is spelled O-R-B-I-S.
What does "orbis" mean?
As a noun, "orbis" means: Cercle, rond, ronde, tour, disque, pelote.
What language does "orbis" come from?
"orbis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “orbis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-R-B-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list