otite

\ɔ.tit\

/\ɔ.tit\/ noun

The verdict

“otite” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,505
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation de la peau ou de la muqueuse de l’oreille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-otite · otite · French

otite · rank #42,505 · 6 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,505
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH orgies

Nearest frequency peer: orgies (-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 « otite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « otite » 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).

otite vs otto
60% similar
otite vs ouïe
40% similar
otite vs Ovide
40% similar

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

Key facts for otite
PropertyValue
Headwordotite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.tit\
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,505
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « otite »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).otitese 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 « orgies » (#42,504), « P3 » (#42,506), « orageuse » (#42,503). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « otite » est au #42,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around otite (IPA \ɔ.tit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,505 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inflammation de la peau ou de la muqueuse de l’oreille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for otite, with forms such as "oitte", "otiet", and "otitte". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "otto", "ouïe", "Ovide", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is otite, spelled O-T-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflammation de la peau ou de la muqueuse de l’oreille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. D’ailleurs, ces otites chroniques provoquent des écoulements purulents. Si les otites réapparaissent perpétuellement, elles provoquent des perforations tympaniques. Les otites sérieuses dues à la présence de liquide derrière le tympan occasionnent la surdité congénitale et elles évoluent par degré sur une oreille escompte d’infection.
  2. Le traitement médical de l’otite chronique connaît l’une ou l’autre amélioration, notamment avec les perméabilisants des tissus.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oitte
  • otiet
  • otitte
  • ottie
  • ottite
  • toite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of otite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oitte2otiet2otitte1ottie2ottite1toite2
Edit distance from "otite"

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 "otite"?
"otite" is spelled O-T-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.tit\.
What does "otite" mean?
As a noun, "otite" means: Inflammation de la peau ou de la muqueuse de l’oreille.
What words are commonly confused with "otite"?
"otite" is commonly confused with "otto", "ouïe", "Ovide". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "otite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otite" is \ɔ.tit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otite" come from?
"otite" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list