orgueil

\ɔʁ.ɡœj\

/\ɔʁ.ɡœj\/ noun

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The verdict

“orgueil” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,453
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentiment qui porte à se penser au-dessus des autres. Opinion très avantageuse, le plus souvent exagérée, qu’une personne a de sa valeur personnelle aux dépens de la considération due à autrui.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orgueil · orgueil · French

orgueil · rank #11,453 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,453
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH orgue

Nearest frequency peer: orgue (-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 « orgueil »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « orgueil » 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).

orgueil vs orteil
71% similar
orgueil vs orgues
71% similar
orgueil vs orgue
71% similar

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

Key facts for orgueil
PropertyValue
Headwordorgueil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.ɡœj\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,453
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « orgueil »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).orgueilse 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 « orgue » (#11,452), « oubliée » (#11,454), « obtenues » (#11,451). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « orgueil » est au #11,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around orgueil (IPA \ɔʁ.ɡœj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,453 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for orgueil, with forms such as "ogrueil", "orgeuil", and "orggueil". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "orteil", "orgues", "orgue", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is orgueil, spelled O-R-G-U-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentiment qui porte à se penser au-dessus des autres. Opinion très avantageuse, le plus souvent exagérée, qu’une personne a de sa valeur personnelle aux dépens de la considération due à autrui.
  2. 2
    Légitime fierté qui éloigne de la bassesse.
  3. 3
    Cale en matériau résistant destinée à être mise sous un levier pour servir de point d'appui.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tels sont surtout les comédiens, les musiciens, les orateurs et les poètes. Moins ils ont de talent, plus ils ont d’orgueil, de vanité, d’arrogance. Tous ces fous trouvent cependant d’autres fous qui les applaudissent; […].
  2. Le désir de vivre cède à l’orgueil, la plus impérieuse de toutes les passions qui maîtrisent le cœur de l’homme.

This word in other languages

pride(English)orgullo(Español)Hochmut(Deutsch)orgulho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ogrueil
  • orgeuil
  • orggueil
  • orgueill
  • orgueli
  • orguiel
  • orrgueil
  • orugeil
  • rogueil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ogrueil2orgeuil2orggueil1orgueill1orgueli2orguiel2orrgueil1orugeil2
Edit distance from "orgueil"

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 "orgueil"?
"orgueil" is spelled O-R-G-U-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.ɡœj\.
What does "orgueil" mean?
As a noun, "orgueil" means: Sentiment qui porte à se penser au-dessus des autres. Opinion très avantageuse, le plus souvent exagérée, qu’une personne a de sa valeur personnelle aux dépens de la considération due à autrui.
What words are commonly confused with "orgueil"?
"orgueil" is commonly confused with "orteil", "orgues", "orgue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orgueil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orgueil" is \ɔʁ.ɡœj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orgueil" come from?
"orgueil" 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 "orgueil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oubliée#11,454oubliés#11,455Porsche#11,458procure#11,461

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

merlin9 variantsmarvel9 variantsreliés9 variantsFleury9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list