ovules

\ɔ.vyl\

/\ɔ.vyl\/ noun

The verdict

“ovules” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,188
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ovules · ovules · French

ovules · rank #35,188 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,188
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oyonnax

Nearest frequency peer: Oyonnax (+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 « ovules »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ovules » 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).

ovules vs ovale
67% similar
ovules vs ovule
83% similar
ovules vs ongles
67% similar

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

Key facts for ovules
PropertyValue
Headwordovules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.vyl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,188
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ovules »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ovulesse 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 « Oyonnax » (#35,189), « ourse » (#35,186), « paddy » (#35,190). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « ovules » est au #35,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ovules (IPA \ɔ.vyl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,188 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de ovule.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ovules, with forms such as "ouvles", "ovlues", and "ovuels". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ovale", "ovule", "ongles", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ovules, spelled O-V-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de ovule.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ouvles
  • ovlues
  • ovuels
  • ovuless
  • ovulles
  • ovulse
  • ovvules
  • voules

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ovules - 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.

ouvles2ovlues2ovuels2ovuless1ovulles1ovulse2ovvules1voules2
Edit distance from "ovules"

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 "ovules"?
"ovules" is spelled O-V-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.vyl\.
What does "ovules" mean?
As a noun, "ovules" means: Pluriel de ovule.
What words are commonly confused with "ovules"?
"ovules" is commonly confused with "ovale", "ovule", "ongles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ovules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ovules" is \ɔ.vyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ovules" come from?
"ovules" 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 "ovules", 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 (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list