playboy

\plɛ.bɔj\

/\plɛ.bɔj\/ noun

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The verdict

“playboy” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,078
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme riche et oisif qui se consacre aux plaisirs et à la séduction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-playboy · playboy · French

playboy · rank #25,078 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,078
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH piétonne

Nearest frequency peer: piétonne (-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 « playboy »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « playboy » 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
Key facts for playboy
PropertyValue
Headwordplayboy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɛ.bɔj\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,078
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « playboy »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.playboyse 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 « piétonne » (#25,077), « plénitude » (#25,079), « pit » (#25,076). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « playboy » est au #25,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around playboy (IPA \plɛ.bɔj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,078 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Homme riche et oisif qui se consacre aux plaisirs et à la séduction.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for playboy, with forms such as "lpayboy", "palyboy", and "plabyoy". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is playboy, spelled P-L-A-Y-B-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme riche et oisif qui se consacre aux plaisirs et à la séduction.

Synonyms

don Juan

This word in other languages

playboy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpayboy
  • palyboy
  • plabyoy
  • playbboy
  • playboyy
  • playbyo
  • playoby
  • playyboy
  • pllayboy
  • plyaboy
  • pplayboy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpayboy2palyboy2plabyoy2playbboy1playboyy1playbyo2playoby2playyboy1
Edit distance from "playboy"

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 "playboy"?
"playboy" is spelled P-L-A-Y-B-O-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \plɛ.bɔj\.
What does "playboy" mean?
As a noun, "playboy" means: Homme riche et oisif qui se consacre aux plaisirs et à la séduction.
What are common misspellings of "playboy"?
Common misspellings include "lpayboy", "palyboy", "plabyoy", "playbboy", "playboyy". The correct spelling is "playboy".
How do you pronounce "playboy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "playboy" is \plɛ.bɔj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "playboy" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pompage#25,081perdons#25,074pensiez#25,073pseudos#25,091

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

prouesses11 variantsobscurs11 variantsmausolée11 variantsMatthews11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list