orfèvres
\ɔʁ.fɛvʁ\
The verdict
“orfèvres” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,065
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de orfèvre.
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 | orfèvres |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.fɛvʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “orfèvres” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around orfèvres (IPA \ɔʁ.fɛvʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,065 among 75,470 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de orfèvre.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for orfèvres, with forms such as "ofrèvres", "orfevres", and "orffèvres". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "orfèvre", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is orfèvres, spelled O-R-F-È-V-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de orfèvre.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ofrèvres,orfevres,orffèvres,orfvères,orfèrves,orfèvers,orfèvress,orfèvrres,orfèvrse,orfèvvres,orrfèvres,orèfvres,rofèvres
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of orfèvres - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “orfèvres”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-R-F-È-V-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔʁ.fɛvʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “orfèvre” - see the side-by-side comparison. orfèvres vs orfèvre
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.