orbite

\ɔʁ.bit\

/\ɔʁ.bit\/ noun

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The verdict

“orbite” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,004
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cavité osseuse dans laquelle l’œil est placé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orbite · orbite · French

orbite · rank #8,004 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,004
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH online

Nearest frequency peer: online (-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 « orbite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « orbite » 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).

orbite vs orgie
67% similar
orbite vs otite
67% similar
orbite vs Oreste
50% similar

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

Key facts for orbite
PropertyValue
Headwordorbite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.bit\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,004
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « orbite »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).orbitese 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 « online » (#8,003), « originales » (#8,005), « Omar » (#8,002). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « orbite » est au #8,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around orbite (IPA \ɔʁ.bit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,004 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for orbite, with forms such as "obrite", "orbbite", and "orbiet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "orgie", "otite", "Oreste", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is orbite, spelled O-R-B-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cavité osseuse dans laquelle l’œil est placé.
  2. 2
    Trajectoire elliptique ou circulaire décrite par un astre autour d’un autre ou du barycentre de plusieurs astres, sous l'effet de la gravitation.
  3. 3
    Influence.
  4. 4
    Ensemble des éléments associés à un élément unique sous l’action d’un groupe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais, pâle, les cheveux hérissés, les yeux hors de leur orbite, les vêtements en désordre et les mains ensanglantées, cet homme passa près de moi sans me voir.
  2. Des fenêtres, là-haut, s'ouvrent, creuses et noires comme des orbites béantes dans le crâne d'un squelette.

Synonyms

orbe

This word in other languages

eye socket(English)cuenca(Español)Augenhöhle(Deutsch)órbita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • obrite
  • orbbite
  • orbiet
  • orbitte
  • orbtie
  • oribte
  • orrbite
  • robite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

obrite2orbbite1orbiet2orbitte1orbtie2oribte2orrbite1robite2
Edit distance from "orbite"

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 "orbite"?
"orbite" is spelled O-R-B-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.bit\.
What does "orbite" mean?
As a noun, "orbite" means: Cavité osseuse dans laquelle l’œil est placé.
What words are commonly confused with "orbite"?
"orbite" is commonly confused with "orgie", "otite", "Oreste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orbite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orbite" is \ɔʁ.bit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orbite" come from?
"orbite" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "orbite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

online#8,003mouche#7,994potter#8,014luttes#7,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

rituel8 variantsGaronne8 variantsfonder8 variantsturque8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list