orthodoxe

\ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔks\

/\ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔks\/ adj

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The verdict

“orthodoxe” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,013
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est conforme à la droite opinion en matière de religion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-orthodoxe · orthodoxe · French

orthodoxe · rank #12,013 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,013
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH organiques

Nearest frequency peer: organiques (-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 « orthodoxe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « orthodoxe » 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).

orthodoxe vs orthodoxes
90% similar
orthodoxe vs orthodoxie
90% similar

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

Key facts for orthodoxe
PropertyValue
Headwordorthodoxe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔks\
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,013
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « orthodoxe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).orthodoxese 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 « organiques » (#12,012), « paradoxalement » (#12,014), « Olivia » (#12,011). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « orthodoxe » est au #12,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around orthodoxe (IPA \ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔks\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,013 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for orthodoxe, with forms such as "orhtodoxe", "orrthodoxe", and "orthdooxe". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "orthodoxes", "orthodoxie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 orthodoxe, spelled O-R-T-H-O-D-O-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est conforme à la droite opinion en matière de religion.
  2. 2
    Relatif aux églises chrétiennes grecques, par opposition à l’église catholique romaine.
  3. 3
    Relatif aux églises chrétiennes grecques, par opposition à l’église catholique romaine.
  4. 4
    Conforme, en parlant de doctrines scientifiques, morales ou littéraires.
  5. 5
    Relatif aux pièces et règles habituelles du jeu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Samedi 10 juin en l’église Notre-Dame de Seilhac a eu lieu la cérémonie de mariage de Clotilde Cassagnes et Dimitri Sadek avec le rite copte orthodoxe validé par l’Église catholique romaine.
  2. Sous Alaric, la persécution des chrétiens de droite foi (orthodoxes) fut moins violente sans doute.

Antonyms

adogmatiqueagnostiqueathéehétérodoxeinorthodoxedéviationnisteféeriqueféériquelibérallibéralesceptique

This word in other languages

orthodox(English)ortodoxo(Español)orthodox(Deutsch)ortodoxo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orhtodoxe
  • orrthodoxe
  • orthdooxe
  • orthhodoxe
  • orthoddoxe
  • orthodoex
  • orthodoxxe
  • orthodxoe
  • orthoodxe
  • ortohdoxe
  • ortthodoxe
  • otrhodoxe
  • rothodoxe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

orhtodoxe2orrthodoxe1orthdooxe2orthhodoxe1orthoddoxe1orthodoex2orthodoxxe1orthodxoe2
Edit distance from "orthodoxe"

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 "orthodoxe"?
"orthodoxe" is spelled O-R-T-H-O-D-O-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔks\.
What does "orthodoxe" mean?
As an adjective, "orthodoxe" means: Qui est conforme à la droite opinion en matière de religion.
What words are commonly confused with "orthodoxe"?
"orthodoxe" is commonly confused with "orthodoxes", "orthodoxie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orthodoxe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orthodoxe" is \ɔʁ.tɔ.dɔks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orthodoxe" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "orthodoxe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

nullement#12,008Polonaise#12,022postérité#12,023multiplie#12,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

millénaire13 variantspréviens13 variantsrejoignez13 variantsentourant13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list