orchidées

\ɔʁ.ki.de\

/\ɔʁ.ki.de\/ noun

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The verdict

“orchidées” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,422
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de orchidée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orchidees · orchidées · French

orchidées · rank #25,422 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,422
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ontariens

Nearest frequency peer: ontariens (-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 « orchidées »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « orchidées » 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
Key facts for orchidées
PropertyValue
Headwordorchidées
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.ki.de\
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,422
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « orchidées »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).orchidéesse 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 « ontariens » (#25,421), « ourson » (#25,423), « Oleg » (#25,420). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « orchidées » est au #25,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around orchidées (IPA \ɔʁ.ki.de\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,422 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de orchidée.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for orchidées, with forms such as "ocrhidées", "orcchidées", and "orchdiées". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is orchidées, spelled O-R-C-H-I-D-É-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de orchidée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sa biodiversité est exceptionnelle : hérons, aigrettes, poules d’eau, mais aussi orchidées sauvages, iris jaunes, roseaux…
  2. C’était l’endroit préféré du cuisinier qui soignait ses légumes comme des orchidées de concours.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ocrhidées
  • orcchidées
  • orchdiées
  • orchhidées
  • orchiddées
  • orchidees
  • orchideés
  • orchidéess
  • orchidése
  • orchiédes
  • orcihdées
  • orhcidées
  • orrchidées
  • rochidées

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of orchidées - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ocrhidées2orcchidées1orchdiées2orchhidées1orchiddées1orchidees1orchideés2orchidéess1
Edit distance from "orchidées"

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 "orchidées"?
"orchidées" is spelled O-R-C-H-I-D-É-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.ki.de\.
What does "orchidées" mean?
As a noun, "orchidées" means: Pluriel de orchidée.
What are common misspellings of "orchidées"?
Common misspellings include "ocrhidées", "orcchidées", "orchdiées", "orchhidées", "orchiddées". The correct spelling is "orchidées".
How do you pronounce "orchidées"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orchidées" is \ɔʁ.ki.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orchidées" come from?
"orchidées" 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 "orchidées", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ontariens#25,421papeterie#25,428parodique#25,429pendentif#25,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

nécessiter14 variantsMalgaches14 variantsqualitatif14 variantsliturgique14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list