sorbonne

\sɔʁ.bɔn\

/\sɔʁ.bɔn\/ noun

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
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-sorbonne · sorbonne · French

sorbonne · rank #10,076 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,076
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonner

Nearest frequency peer: sonner (-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 « sorbonne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sorbonne » 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 sorbonne
PropertyValue
Headwordsorbonne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔʁ.bɔn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,076
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sorbonne »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sorbonnese 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 « sonner » (#10,075), « souhaitait » (#10,077), « singes » (#10,074). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sorbonne » est au #10,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sorbonne (IPA \sɔʁ.bɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,076 among 6,032 “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

  1. 1
    Tête, cerveau.
  2. 2
    Hotte de laboratoire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Qui êtes-vous ? lui ai-je dit enfin. — Drôle de demande ! a-t-il répondu. Un friauche. — Un friauche! Qu’est-ce que cela veut dire ? Cette question a redoublé sa gaieté. — Cela veut dire, s’est-il écrié au milieu d’un éclat de rire, que le taule jouera au panier avec ma sorbonne dans six semaines, comme il va faire avec ta tronche dans six heures.
  2. Collin est la sorbonne la plus dangereuse qui jamais se soit trouvée du côté des voleurs. Voilà tout. Les coquins le savent bien ; il est leur drapeau, leur soutien, leur Bonaparte enfin ; ils l’aiment tous. Ce drôle ne nous laissera jamais sa tronche en place de Grève. Mademoiselle Michonneau ne comprenant pas, Gondureau lui expliqua les deux mots d’argo…

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.

osrbonne2sobronne2sorbbonne1sorbnone2sorbone1sorbonen2sorobnne2sorrbonne1
Edit distance from "sorbonne"

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 "sorbonne"?
"sorbonne" is spelled S-O-R-B-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔʁ.bɔn\.
What does "sorbonne" mean?
As a noun, "sorbonne" means: Tête, cerveau.
What are common misspellings of "sorbonne"?
Common misspellings include "osrbonne", "sobronne", "sorbbonne", "sorbnone", "sorbone". The correct spelling is "sorbonne".
How do you pronounce "sorbonne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sorbonne" is \sɔʁ.bɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sorbonne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list