ostensiblement

\ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\

/\ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“ostensiblement” has 22 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,230
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'une manière qui vise à être vue, ou simplement de manière visible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ostensiblement · ostensiblement · French

ostensiblement · rank #34,230 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,230
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ouvriront

Nearest frequency peer: ouvriront (+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 « ostensiblement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ostensiblement » 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
Key facts for ostensiblement
PropertyValue
Headwordostensiblement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#34,230
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ostensiblement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ostensiblementse 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 « ouvriront » (#34,231), « orme » (#34,228), « pai » (#34,232). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « ostensiblement » est au #34,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around ostensiblement (IPA \ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #34,230 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D'une manière qui vise à être vue, ou simplement de manière visible.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for ostensiblement, with forms such as "osetnsiblement", "osstensiblement", and "ostenisblement". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 ostensiblement, spelled O-S-T-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'une manière qui vise à être vue, ou simplement de manière visible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ostensiblement, il prit un manille noir comme du charbon dont il cracha le bout par terre avant de l’allumer.
  2. Lorsque l’on eut fini, sous le prétexte des fatigues de la journée, on se sépara pour se livrer ostensiblement au repos, mais en réalité pour être seul et réfléchir aux événements de la journée.

Synonyms

au vu de tout le monde

Antonyms

inostensiblementen doucesubrepticement

This word in other languages

ostensibly(English)ostensiblemente(Español)ostensivamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osetnsiblement
  • osstensiblement
  • ostenisblement
  • ostennsiblement
  • ostensbilement
  • ostensibblement
  • ostensibelment
  • ostensibleemnt
  • ostensiblemennt
  • ostensiblementt
  • ostensiblemetn
  • ostensiblemment
  • ostensiblemnet
  • ostensibllement
  • ostensiblmeent
  • ostensilbement
  • ostenssiblement
  • ostesniblement
  • ostnesiblement
  • osttensiblement
  • otsensiblement
  • sotensiblement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osetnsiblement2osstensiblement1ostenisblement2ostennsiblement1ostensbilement2ostensibblement1ostensibelment2ostensibleemnt2
Edit distance from "ostensiblement"

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 "ostensiblement"?
"ostensiblement" is spelled O-S-T-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "ostensiblement" mean?
As an adverb, "ostensiblement" means: D'une manière qui vise à être vue, ou simplement de manière visible.
What are common misspellings of "ostensiblement"?
Common misspellings include "osetnsiblement", "osstensiblement", "ostenisblement", "ostennsiblement", "ostensbilement". The correct spelling is "ostensiblement".
How do you pronounce "ostensiblement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ostensiblement" is \ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ostensiblement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list