originelle

\ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl\

/\ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“originelle” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,198
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de originel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-originelle · originelle · French

originelle · rank #16,198 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,198
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH OOO

Nearest frequency peer: OOO (-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 « originelle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « originelle » 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).

originelle vs originel
80% similar
originelle vs originale
80% similar

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

Key facts for originelle
PropertyValue
Headwordoriginelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,198
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « originelle »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.originellese 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 « OOO » (#16,197), « partielles » (#16,199), « occupées » (#16,196). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « originelle » est au #16,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around originelle (IPA \ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,198 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de originel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for originelle, with forms such as "oirginelle", "orgiinelle", and "origginelle". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "originel", "originale", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is originelle, spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de originel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le lieu où ils (i.e. les Orixa) prennent une partie de la matière originelle pour façonner la tête d’un homme est l’Ipori.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oirginelle
  • orgiinelle
  • origginelle
  • origienlle
  • originele
  • originelel
  • originlele
  • originnelle
  • orignielle
  • oriignelle
  • orriginelle
  • roiginelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oirginelle2orgiinelle2origginelle1origienlle2originele1originelel2originlele2originnelle1
Edit distance from "originelle"

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 "originelle"?
"originelle" is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl\.
What does "originelle" mean?
As an adjective, "originelle" means: Féminin singulier de originel.
What words are commonly confused with "originelle"?
"originelle" is commonly confused with "originel", "originale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "originelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "originelle" is \ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "originelle" come from?
"originelle" 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 "originelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partielles#16,199misérables#16,186malentendu#16,176locomotive#16,172

Similar misspelling depth

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

postales12 variantssouscrit12 variantstrompette12 variantsFrancine12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list