ottoman

\ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃\

/\ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“ottoman” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,434. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,434
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à Osman Iᵉʳ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ottoman · ottoman · French

ottoman · rank #16,434 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,434
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH orthodoxes

Nearest frequency peer: orthodoxes (-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 « ottoman »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ottoman » 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).

ottoman vs ottomane
88% similar
ottoman vs ottomans
88% similar

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

Key facts for ottoman
PropertyValue
Headwordottoman
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,434
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ottoman »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ottomanse 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 « orthodoxes » (#16,433), « oublierai » (#16,435), « optiques » (#16,432). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « ottoman » est au #16,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ottoman (IPA \ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,434 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ottoman, with forms such as "otoman", "ototman", and "ottmoan". 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, "ottomane", "ottomans", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ottoman, spelled O-T-T-O-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à Osman Iᵉʳ.
  2. 2
    Relatif à l’empire turc jusqu'en 1918.
  3. 3
    Relatif au turc parlé en Turquie, anciennement langue officielle de l’Empire ottoman.
  4. 4
    Qualifie la production artistique propre à cette dynastie turque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Très bientôt, sous le règne de Mehmed II, Constantinople allait tomber aux mains de la dynastie ottomane.
  2. Le désastre de Mohacz (1526) où mourut le roi Louis II ouvre pour la Hongrie et la Slovaquie la période de domination ottomane qui dure jusqu’au traité de Požarevac (1718).

Synonyms

osmanideosmanliottomanideosmanliturcosmanliturcturquien

This word in other languages

Ottoman(English)otomano(Español)osmanisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otoman
  • ototman
  • ottmoan
  • ottoamn
  • ottomann
  • ottomman
  • ottomna
  • totoman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ottoman - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otoman1ototman2ottmoan2ottoamn2ottomann1ottomman1ottomna2totoman2
Edit distance from "ottoman"

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 "ottoman"?
"ottoman" is spelled O-T-T-O-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃\.
What does "ottoman" mean?
As an adjective, "ottoman" means: Relatif à Osman Iᵉʳ.
What words are commonly confused with "ottoman"?
"ottoman" is commonly confused with "ottomane", "ottomans". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ottoman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ottoman" is \ɔ.tɔ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ottoman" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obscure#16,429nomades#16,423process#16,446mettais#16,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ouvres8 variantsNépal8 variantsMecque8 variantspublia8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list