ostensiblement
\ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\
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
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D'une manière qui vise à être vue, ou simplement de manière visible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ostensiblement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #34,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ostensiblement” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around ostensiblement (IPA \ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #34,230 among 75,470 “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
- 1D'une manière qui vise à être vue, ou simplement de manière visible.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “ostensiblement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-S-T-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔs.tɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.