sorbonne
\sɔʁ.bɔn\
The verdict
“sorbonne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,076. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,076
- frequency rank, French
- 394,209
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tête, cerveau.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sorbonne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔʁ.bɔn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,076 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sorbonne” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around sorbonne (IPA \sɔʁ.bɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,076 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sorbonne, with forms such as "osrbonne", "sobronne", and "sorbbonne". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sorbonne, spelled S-O-R-B-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Tête, cerveau.
- 2Hotte de laboratoire.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osrbonne
- sobronne
- sorbbonne
- sorbnone
- sorbone
- sorbonen
- sorobnne
- sorrbonne
- srobonne
- ssorbonne
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sorbonne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “sorbonne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-R-B-O-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɔʁ.bɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.