othello
The verdict
“othello” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,079
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom d'un cépage donnant de gros grains de raisin noirs. Il s'agit d'un hybride interspécifique américain, franc de pied, donnant un raisin noir au goût foxé. Son l’usage commercial est interdit en ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | othello |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #44,079 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “othello” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around othello, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,079 among 75,470 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for othello, with forms such as "ohtello", "otehllo", and "othelo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is othello, spelled O-T-H-E-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Nom d'un cépage donnant de gros grains de raisin noirs. Il s'agit d'un hybride interspécifique américain, franc de pied, donnant un raisin noir au goût foxé. Son l’usage commercial est interdit en France depuis 1936, de nombreux particuliers en possèdent.
- 2Cep de ce cépage.
- 3Vin de ce cépage.
- 4Jeu de stratégie combinatoire abstrait, fait de pions dont une face est noire et l'autre blanche.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ohtello
- otehllo
- othelo
- othelol
- othhello
- othlelo
- otthello
- tohello
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of othello - 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 “othello”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-T-H-E-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.