philosophe

\fi.lɔ.zɔf\

/\fi.lɔ.zɔf\/ noun

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The verdict

“philosophe” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,968
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui pratique la philosophie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-philosophe · philosophe · French

philosophe · rank #4,968 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,968
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH panneaux

Nearest frequency peer: panneaux (-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 « philosophe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « philosophe » 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).

philosophe vs philosophy
90% similar
philosophe vs philosophie
91% similar
philosophe vs philosophes
91% similar

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

Key facts for philosophe
PropertyValue
Headwordphilosophe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.lɔ.zɔf\
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,968
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « philosophe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.philosophese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « panneaux » (#4,967), « play » (#4,969), « panne » (#4,966). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « philosophe » est au #4,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around philosophe (IPA \fi.lɔ.zɔf\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,968 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for philosophe, with forms such as "hpilosophe", "phhilosophe", and "phillosophe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "philosophy", "philosophie", "philosophes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is philosophe, spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui pratique la philosophie.
  2. 2
    Écrivain du dix-huitième siècle épris d’idées de réforme en matière religieuse, politique, sociale et morale.
  3. 3
    Celui qui cultive sa raison, qui conforme sa conduite à des principes et travaille à fortifier son âme contre les coups du sort ; personne qui a un comportement inspiré par la sagesse.
  4. 4
    Homme qui mène une vie tranquille et retirée, hors de l’embarras des affaires.
  5. 5
    Étudiant qui étudie la philosophie.
  6. 6
    Personnage rêveur, qui manque du sens des réalités.
  7. 7
    Plat à base de purée de pommes de terre et de viande hachée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est une Savante, & une Philosophe de profession.
  2. Les philosophes, les théologiens et la plupart des héros d’arguments ont le génie de la nation française : ils attaquent vigoureusement, mais sont perdus s’ils sont réduits à la guerre défensive.

Synonyms

hachis parmentierparmentier

This word in other languages

philosopher(English)filósofa(Español)Philosoph(Deutsch)filósofo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpilosophe
  • phhilosophe
  • phillosophe
  • philoosphe
  • philosohpe
  • philosopeh
  • philosophhe
  • philosopphe
  • philospohe
  • philossophe
  • philsoophe
  • phiolsophe
  • phliosophe
  • pihlosophe
  • pphilosophe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpilosophe2phhilosophe1phillosophe1philoosphe2philosohpe2philosopeh2philosophhe1philosopphe1
Edit distance from "philosophe"

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 "philosophe"?
"philosophe" is spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.lɔ.zɔf\.
What does "philosophe" mean?
As a noun, "philosophe" means: Personne qui pratique la philosophie.
What words are commonly confused with "philosophe"?
"philosophe" is commonly confused with "philosophy", "philosophie", "philosophes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "philosophe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "philosophe" is \fi.lɔ.zɔf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "philosophe" come from?
"philosophe" 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 "philosophe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

médiatique#4,963régionales#4,985satisfaire#4,988supérieurs#4,995

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

présentés15 variantsindividuelle15 variantssuspension15 variantsesthétique15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list