Tchaïkovski

\tʃaj.kɔv.ski\

/\tʃaj.kɔv.ski\/ name

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The verdict

“Tchaïkovski” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,221
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille russe, surtout connu par Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tchaikovski · Tchaïkovski · French

Tchaïkovski · rank #48,221 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,221
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tarik

Nearest frequency peer: Tarik (-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 « Tchaïkovski »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Tchaïkovski » 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 Tchaïkovski
PropertyValue
HeadwordTchaïkovski
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\tʃaj.kɔv.ski\
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,221
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tchaïkovski »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Tchaïkovskise 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 « Tarik » (#48,220), « technical » (#48,222), « technologiquement » (#48,223). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tchaïkovski » est au #48,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Tchaïkovski (IPA \tʃaj.kɔv.ski\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,221 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille russe, surtout connu par Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tchaïkovski, with forms such as "cthaïkovski", "tcahïkovski", and "tcchaïkovski". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Tchaïkovski, spelled T-C-H-A-Ï-K-O-V-S-K-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille russe, surtout connu par Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle intègre le conservatoire Tchaïkovski de Moscou, institution fondée en 1866 qui a vu passer Sergueï Rachmaninov ou Mstislav Rostropovitch.

This word in other languages

Tchaikovsky(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cthaïkovski
  • tcahïkovski
  • tcchaïkovski
  • tchakïovski
  • tchaïkkovski
  • tchaïkosvki
  • tchaïkovksi
  • tchaïkovsik
  • tchaïkovskki
  • tchaïkovsski
  • tchaïkovvski
  • tchaïkvoski
  • tchaïokvski
  • tchhaïkovski
  • tchïakovski
  • thcaïkovski
  • ttchaïkovski

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cthaïkovski2tcahïkovski2tcchaïkovski1tchakïovski2tchaïkkovski1tchaïkosvki2tchaïkovksi2tchaïkovsik2
Edit distance from "Tchaïkovski"

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 "Tchaïkovski"?
"Tchaïkovski" is spelled T-C-H-A-Ï-K-O-V-S-K-I. The IPA pronunciation is \tʃaj.kɔv.ski\.
What does "Tchaïkovski" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tchaïkovski" means: Nom de famille russe, surtout connu par Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski.
What are common misspellings of "Tchaïkovski"?
Common misspellings include "cthaïkovski", "tcahïkovski", "tcchaïkovski", "tchakïovski", "tchaïkkovski". The correct spelling is "Tchaïkovski".
How do you pronounce "Tchaïkovski"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tchaïkovski" is \tʃaj.kɔv.ski\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tchaïkovski" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suzeraineté#48,215superposent#48,214subissaient#48,213soupçonnées#48,206

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

sonorisation17 variantstroublantes17 variantséboulements17 variantsrhétoriques17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list