orientaux

\ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.to\

/\ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.to\/ adj

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The verdict

“orientaux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,100
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de oriental.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orientaux · orientaux · French

orientaux · rank #21,100 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,100
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordonna

Nearest frequency peer: ordonna (-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 « orientaux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « orientaux » 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).

orientaux vs oriental
78% similar
orientaux vs orientale
78% similar
orientaux vs orientant
78% similar

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

Key facts for orientaux
PropertyValue
Headwordorientaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.to\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,100
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « orientaux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).orientauxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ordonna » (#21,099), « orientées » (#21,101), « oncles » (#21,098). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « orientaux » est au #21,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around orientaux (IPA \ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.to\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,100 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de oriental.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for orientaux, with forms such as "oirentaux", "oreintaux", and "orienatux". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "oriental", "orientale", "orientant", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is orientaux, spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de oriental.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oirentaux
  • oreintaux
  • orienatux
  • orienntaux
  • orientauxx
  • orientaxu
  • orienttaux
  • orientuax
  • orietnaux
  • orinetaux
  • orrientaux
  • roientaux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oirentaux2oreintaux2orienatux2orienntaux1orientauxx1orientaxu2orienttaux1orientuax2
Edit distance from "orientaux"

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 "orientaux"?
"orientaux" is spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.to\.
What does "orientaux" mean?
As an adjective, "orientaux" means: Masculin pluriel de oriental.
What words are commonly confused with "orientaux"?
"orientaux" is commonly confused with "oriental", "orientale", "orientant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orientaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orientaux" is \ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.to\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orientaux" come from?
"orientaux" 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 "orientaux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

orientées#21,101ornements#21,102pancartes#21,105perroquet#21,109

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

morphine12 variantspoignées12 variantsmesurent12 variantsrejoints12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list