OSBL
The verdict
“OSBL” is uncommon French (frequency #82,304 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,304
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Organisme dont le but n’est pas de gagner de l’argent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-osbl · OSBL · French
OSBL · rank #82,304 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,304
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 75,470
- PHOTO-FINISH orthogonale
Nearest frequency peer: orthogonale (-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 “OSBL”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ophtalmolog…
ophtalmologique
17,700 corpus weight
- OQLF
OQLF
17,699 corpus weight
- orthogonale
orthogonale
17,698 corpus weight
- OSBL
OSBL
17,697 corpus weight
- oscarisé
oscarisé
17,696 corpus weight
- oscillait
oscillait
17,695 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “OSBL” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | OSBL |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #82,304 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “OSBL” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
OSBL is uncommon French at frequency #82,304 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organisme dont le but n’est pas de gagner de l’argent.".
No misspelling variants are generated for OSBL in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is OSBL, spelled O-S-B-L.
Definition
- 1Organisme dont le but n’est pas de gagner de l’argent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how OSBL appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les OBNL (anciennement appelé les OSBL) ont été créés pour améliorer le sort collectif et faire du Québec un monde meilleur.
Dans un organisme sans but lucratif (OSBL, aussi appelé OBNL), il y a plusieurs manières d'organiser le travail des différentes personnes impliquées.
Synonyms
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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 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.