orthophoniste
\ɔʁ.to.fɔ.nist\
The verdict
“orthophoniste” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,327
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Thérapeute paramédical(e) des troubles de la communication liés à la voix, à la parole et au langage oral et écrit, ainsi que des troubles cognitifs et de la déglutition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-orthophoniste · orthophoniste · French
orthophoniste · rank #46,327 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,327
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 75,470
- PHOTO-FINISH ordo
Nearest frequency peer: ordo (-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 “orthophoniste”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Obamacare
Obamacare
53,677 corpus weight
- Oradour
Oradour
53,676 corpus weight
- ordo
ordo
53,675 corpus weight
- orthophonis…
orthophoniste
53,674 corpus weight
- oust
oust
53,673 corpus weight
- outrés
outrés
53,672 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “orthophoniste” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orthophoniste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.to.fɔ.nist\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #46,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “orthophoniste” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around orthophoniste (IPA \ɔʁ.to.fɔ.nist\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,327 among 75,470 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Thérapeute paramédical(e) des troubles de la communication liés à la voix, à la parole et au langage oral et écrit, ainsi que des troubles cognitifs et de la déglutition.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for orthophoniste, with forms such as "orhtophoniste", "orrthophoniste", and "orthhophoniste". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is orthophoniste, spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-H-O-N-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Thérapeute paramédical(e) des troubles de la communication liés à la voix, à la parole et au langage oral et écrit, ainsi que des troubles cognitifs et de la déglutition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how orthophoniste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les sommes ainsi débloquées poussent des commissions scolaires et des établissements de santé à mandater des orthophonistes pour assurer le diagnostic de l’audimutité, ouvrant la porte à un nouveau type de pratique pour la profession.
Lorsqu’il passe devant le bâtiment quelques minutes plus tard, il lit les plaques qui encadrent la porte vitrée. Il y en a cinq : deux dentistes, un kiné, un médecin, un orthophoniste — il n’a jamais entendu parler de ce métier.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- orhtophoniste
- orrthophoniste
- orthhophoniste
- orthohponiste
- orthophhoniste
- orthophnoiste
- orthophoinste
- orthophoniset
- orthophonisste
- orthophonistte
- orthophonitse
- orthophonniste
- orthophonsite
- orthopohniste
- orthopphoniste
- orthpohoniste
- ortohphoniste
- ortthophoniste
- otrhophoniste
- rothophoniste
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of orthophoniste - 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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "orthophoniste"?
What does "orthophoniste" mean?
What are common misspellings of "orthophoniste"?
How do you pronounce "orthophoniste"?
What language does "orthophoniste" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "orthophoniste", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.