oubli

\u.bli\

/\u.bli\/ noun

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The verdict

“oubli” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,094
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque de souvenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oubli · oubli · French

oubli · rank #7,094 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,094
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH organique

Nearest frequency peer: organique (-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 « oubli »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « oubli » 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).

oubli vs oui
60% similar
oubli vs oula
60% similar
oubli vs oublie
83% similar

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

Key facts for oubli
PropertyValue
Headwordoubli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\u.bli\
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,094
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « oubli »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).oublise 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 « organique » (#7,093), « pack » (#7,095), « om » (#7,092). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « oubli » est au #7,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around oubli (IPA \u.bli\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,094 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for oubli, with forms such as "obuli", "oubbli", and "oubil". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "oui", "oula", "oublie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is oubli, spelled O-U-B-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manque de souvenir.
  2. 2
    Négligence, manquement.
  3. 3
    Pardon, renoncement.
  4. 4
    Le fleuve d’oubli, Le fleuve qui, suivant les anciens, coulait dans les enfers et dont les eaux, disaient-ils, faisaient perdre la mémoire à ceux qui en buvaient. On l’appelle autrement le Léthé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On se précipitait avec ardeur vers les jouissances matérielles : […]. Les hommes utiles et modestes vivaient dans l’oubli, tandis que les histrions et les courtisanes attiraient les regards.
  2. Mais le seul nom qui ait été sauvé de l'oubli, dans la poésie profane, est celui de ce médiocre rimeur de Mathieu-le-Juif, d'Arras, qui vivait au XIIIᵉ siècle […].

Synonyms

trou

This word in other languages

oblivion(English)olvido(Español)Vergessenheit(Deutsch)esquecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • obuli
  • oubbli
  • oubil
  • oublli
  • oulbi
  • uobli

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

obuli2oubbli1oubil2oublli1oulbi2uobli2
Edit distance from "oubli"

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 "oubli"?
"oubli" is spelled O-U-B-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \u.bli\.
What does "oubli" mean?
As a noun, "oubli" means: Manque de souvenir.
What words are commonly confused with "oubli"?
"oubli" is commonly confused with "oui", "oula", "oublie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oubli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oubli" is \u.bli\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oubli" come from?
"oubli" 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 "oubli", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tubes#7,124foncé#7,058vegas#7,130encre#7,055

Similar misspelling depth

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

pack6 variantscoque6 variantsautel6 variantsâgés6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list