orphan
\ˈɔː.fən\
The verdict
“orphan” is uncommon French (frequency #65,373 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,373
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Orphelin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-orphan · orphan · French
orphan · rank #65,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,373
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 75,470
- PHOTO-FINISH organisèrent
Nearest frequency peer: organisèrent (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “orphan”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- optionnelles
optionnelles
34,631 corpus weight
- orchestrées
orchestrées
34,630 corpus weight
- organisèrent
organisèrent
34,629 corpus weight
- orphan
orphan
34,628 corpus weight
- osés
osés
34,626 corpus weight
- ouche
ouche
34,625 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “orphan” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orphan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɔː.fən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “orphan” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
orphan is uncommon French at frequency #65,373 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɔː.fən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Orphelin.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for orphan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is orphan, spelled O-R-P-H-A-N.
Definition
- 1Orphelin.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "orphan", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.