sourds

\suʁ\

/\suʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“sourds” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,157
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de sourd.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sourds · sourds · French

sourds · rank #14,157 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,157
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sorciers

Nearest frequency peer: sorciers (-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 « sourds »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sourds » 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).

sourds vs sous
67% similar
sourds vs surs
67% similar
sourds vs souri
67% similar

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

Key facts for sourds
PropertyValue
Headwordsourds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\suʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,157
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sourds »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sourdsse 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 « sorciers » (#14,156), « strip » (#14,158), « significativement » (#14,155). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sourds » est au #14,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sourds (IPA \suʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,157 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de sourd.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sourds, with forms such as "osurds", "soruds", and "soudrs". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sous", "surs", "souri", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sourds, spelled S-O-U-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de sourd.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Encore deux minutes, encore une, et elle allait partir, elle partait, lorsque de sourds cahots, sur la route de Bécourt, l’arrêtèrent.
  2. Ce n’est pas l’Évangile qui est cause de notre désobéissance, mais bien les antichrétiens, qui, souillés par le diable sont sourds à la parole de Dieu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osurds
  • soruds
  • soudrs
  • sourdds
  • sourdss
  • sourrds
  • soursd
  • ssourds
  • suords

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osurds2soruds2soudrs2sourdds1sourdss1sourrds1soursd2ssourds1
Edit distance from "sourds"

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 "sourds"?
"sourds" is spelled S-O-U-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \suʁ\.
What does "sourds" mean?
As an adjective, "sourds" means: Masculin pluriel de sourd.
What words are commonly confused with "sourds"?
"sourds" is commonly confused with "sous", "surs", "souri". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sourds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sourds" is \suʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sourds" come from?
"sourds" 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 "sourds", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

serena#14,151verset#14,171violée#14,173visait#14,174

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

raciale9 variantspédale9 variantsprojette9 variantsappuient9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list