others

\ˈʌð.ɚz\

/\ˈʌð.ɚz\/ pron

The verdict

“others” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,404
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Les autres, autrui.

Corpus desk

Index FR-others · others · French

others · rank #40,404 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,404
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ostentatoires

Nearest frequency peer: ostentatoires (-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 « others »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « others » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

others vs ôter
50% similar
others vs other
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for others
PropertyValue
Headwordothers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\ˈʌð.ɚz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,404
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « others »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).othersse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ostentatoires » (#40,403), « oublieront » (#40,405), « Oskar » (#40,402). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « others » est au #40,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around others (IPA \ˈʌð.ɚz\), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #40,404 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Les autres, autrui.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for others, with forms such as "ohters", "otehrs", and "otherrs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ôter", "other", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is others, spelled O-T-H-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Les autres, autrui.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ohters
  • otehrs
  • otherrs
  • otherss
  • othesr
  • othhers
  • othres
  • otthers
  • tohers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ohters2otehrs2otherrs1otherss1othesr2othhers1othres2otthers1
Edit distance from "others"

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 "others"?
"others" is spelled O-T-H-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʌð.ɚz\.
What does "others" mean?
As a pronoun, "others" means: Les autres, autrui.
What words are commonly confused with "others"?
"others" is commonly confused with "ôter", "other". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "others"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "others" is \ˈʌð.ɚz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "others" come from?
"others" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list