style

\stil\

/\stil\/ noun

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The verdict

“style” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #888 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#888
frequency rank, French
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Filament reliant l’ovaire au stigmate, au centre de la fleur.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

style vs stylo
80% similar
style vs stylos
67% similar
style vs stylet
83% similar

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

Key facts for style
PropertyValue
Headwordstyle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stil\
Letters5
Frequency rank#888
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “style” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). style lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for style is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \stil\. Corpus data places it at rank #888 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for style, with forms such as "sstyle", "stlye", and "sttyle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stylo", "stylos", "stylet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is style, spelled S-T-Y-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Filament reliant l’ovaire au stigmate, au centre de la fleur.
  2. 2
    Sorte de poinçon ou de grosse aiguille, avec la pointe de laquelle les anciens écrivaient sur des tablettes enduites de cire.
  3. 3
    Aiguille d’un cadran solaire.
  4. 4
    Manière d'exprimer par écrit les pensées.
  5. 5
    Manière d’agir ou de parler.
  6. 6
    Manière d'exécuter particulière à un artiste, à une époque, à un pays.
  7. 7
    Caractère de la composition.
  8. 8
    Vocabulaire, tournure, jargon caractéristique d’un langage administratif ou technique.
  9. 9
    Apparence d’un objet ou d’une personne. Ensemble de caractéristiques définissant son identité.
  10. 10
    Comportement habituel d’un individu.
  11. 11
    Type, genre affectionné ou recherché.
  12. 12
    Genre, utilisé pour cataloguer quelqu’un ou quelque chose, souligner son appartenance à une catégorie.
  13. 13
    (Chronologie) Manière d’écrire les dates et notamment de fixer le commencement de l’année, en particulier l’utilisation du calendrier grégorien ou républicain.

Synonyms

aiguillegnomonpointetigecaractèreesthétiquegenreallureapparenceesthétiquelookgenrehabitudegenretasse de thétypeacabitenvergureespècegenrenatureordresortetype

This word in other languages

style(English)estilo(Español)Stil(Deutsch)estilo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sstyle,stlye,sttyle,styel,stylle,styyle,sytle,tsyle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of style - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sstyle1stlye2sttyle1styel2stylle1styyle1sytle2tsyle2
Edit distance from "style"

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 "style"?
"style" is spelled S-T-Y-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \stil\.
What does "style" mean?
As a noun, "style" means: Filament reliant l’ovaire au stigmate, au centre de la fleur.
What words are commonly confused with "style"?
"style" is commonly confused with "stylo", "stylos", "stylet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "style"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "style" is \stil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "style" come from?
"style" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “style”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-Y-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \stil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “stylo” - see the side-by-side comparison. style vs stylo
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list