Phyllis

\fi.lis\

/\fi.lis\/ name

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The verdict

“Phyllis” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,738
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phyllis · Phyllis · French

Phyllis · rank #30,738 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH personnalisés

Nearest frequency peer: personnalisés (-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 « Phyllis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Phyllis » 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).

Phyllis vs Phallus
71% similar
Phyllis vs Phillips
75% similar

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

Key facts for Phyllis
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhyllis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fi.lis\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,738
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Phyllis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Phyllisse 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 « personnalisés » (#30,737), « pincer » (#30,739), « perpétuellement » (#30,736). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Phyllis » est au #30,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Phyllis (IPA \fi.lis\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,738 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Phyllis, with forms such as "hpyllis", "phhyllis", and "phlylis". 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, "Phallus", "Phillips", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Phyllis, spelled P-H-Y-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les Docteurs Eberhard et Phyllis Kronhausen sont d’éminents psycho-sexologues.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpyllis
  • phhyllis
  • phlylis
  • phylils
  • phylis
  • phylliss
  • phyllsi
  • phyyllis
  • pphyllis
  • pyhllis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hpyllis2phhyllis1phlylis2phylils2phylis1phylliss1phyllsi2phyyllis1
Edit distance from "Phyllis"

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 "Phyllis"?
"Phyllis" is spelled P-H-Y-L-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.lis\.
What does "Phyllis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Phyllis" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Phyllis"?
"Phyllis" is commonly confused with "Phallus", "Phillips". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Phyllis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Phyllis" is \fi.lis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Phyllis" come from?
"Phyllis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

plastic#30,740nuancée#30,720pupille#30,757merdeux#30,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

nymphe10 variantsrendais10 variantsmarmotte10 variantsRitchie10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list