spell
\ˈspɛl\
The verdict
“spell” is uncommon French (frequency #75,250 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,250
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formule magique, mots auxquels on attribue un pouvoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-spell · spell · French
spell · rank #75,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,250
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH specs
Nearest frequency peer: specs (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « spell »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- sourcier
sourcier
24,754 corpus weight
- souriantes
souriantes
24,753 corpus weight
- specs
specs
24,752 corpus weight
- spell
spell
24,751 corpus weight
- Spinosa
Spinosa
24,750 corpus weight
- spoken
spoken
24,749 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « spell » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spell |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈspɛl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « spell » en français
Rare enough to double-check
spell is uncommon French at frequency #75,250 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈspɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
spell has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is spell, spelled S-P-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1Formule magique, mots auxquels on attribue un pouvoir.
- 2Charme, maléfice, ensorcellement.
- 3Durée indéterminée.
- 4Parole, discours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She cast a spell to cure warts.
I put a spell on you
Synonyms
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).