phosphore

\fɔs.fɔʁ\

/\fɔs.fɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“phosphore” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,522
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phosphore · phosphore · French

phosphore · rank #20,522 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,522
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH piper

Nearest frequency peer: piper (+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 « phosphore »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « phosphore » 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).

phosphore vs phosphate
78% similar

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

Key facts for phosphore
PropertyValue
Headwordphosphore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔs.fɔʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,522
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « phosphore »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).phosphorese 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 « piper » (#20,523), « parterre » (#20,520), « parchemin » (#20,519). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « phosphore » est au #20,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around phosphore (IPA \fɔs.fɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,522 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for phosphore, with forms such as "hposphore", "phhosphore", and "phopshore". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "phosphate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is phosphore, spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes.
  2. 2
    Corps simple de l’élément, représenté par plusieurs formes allotropiques dont le phosphore blanc, blanc ivoire, malléable et avec une légère odeur d’ail, et les phosphores rouge et noir, sous forme de cristaux ou de poudre.
  3. 3
    Atome (ou, par ellipse, noyau) de phosphore.
  4. 4
    Allotrope du phosphore.
  5. 5
    Luminophore, élément fluorescent d’un écran qui brille sous l’effet d’une excitation électrique ou électronique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je m’apprête à allumer la lampe. Je frotte une allumette. Elle ne prend pas, le phosphore s’écaille, elle se casse. Je la jette, et, un peu las, j’attends…
  2. […]; mais le professeur A. Riva (2) donne, comme signe pour le diagnostic de l’empoisonnement par le phosphore, l'absence de la biline et du bilinogène dans les urines et dans les matières fécales.

This word in other languages

phosphorus(English)fósforo(Español)Phosphor(Deutsch)fósforo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hposphore
  • phhosphore
  • phopshore
  • phoshpore
  • phosphhore
  • phosphoer
  • phosphorre
  • phosphroe
  • phospohre
  • phospphore
  • phossphore
  • phsophore
  • pohsphore
  • pphosphore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hposphore2phhosphore1phopshore2phoshpore2phosphhore1phosphoer2phosphorre1phosphroe2
Edit distance from "phosphore"

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 "phosphore"?
"phosphore" is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔs.fɔʁ\.
What does "phosphore" mean?
As a noun, "phosphore" means: Élément chimique de numéro atomique 15 et de symbole P qui fait partie des non-métaux, mais aussi des pnictogènes.
What words are commonly confused with "phosphore"?
"phosphore" is commonly confused with "phosphate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "phosphore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phosphore" is \fɔs.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phosphore" come from?
"phosphore" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parchemin#20,519oxydation#20,516pourboire#20,529provençal#20,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

posteriori14 variantsretournés14 variantsmajoration14 variantsréclamait14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list