Tolstoï

\tɔl.stɔj\

/\tɔl.stɔj\/ name

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The verdict

“Tolstoï” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,840
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille russe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tolstoi · Tolstoï · French

Tolstoï · rank #30,840 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,840
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH TK

Nearest frequency peer: TK (-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 « Tolstoï »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Tolstoï » 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 Tolstoï
PropertyValue
HeadwordTolstoï
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\tɔl.stɔj\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,840
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tolstoï »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Tolstoïse 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 « TK » (#30,839), « Tolède » (#30,841), « tiendrai » (#30,838). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tolstoï » est au #30,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Tolstoï (IPA \tɔl.stɔj\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,840 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille russe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tolstoï, with forms such as "otlstoï", "tlostoï", and "tollstoï". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Tolstoï, spelled T-O-L-S-T-O-Ï.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille russe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les héros de Tolstoï se pensent encore : ceux de Tchekhof se sont pensés. Dans l’âme des tolstoïens, un travail se continue ; dans l’âme des tchékhoviens, il n’y a plus que le vide.

This word in other languages

Tolstoy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otlstoï
  • tlostoï
  • tollstoï
  • tolsotï
  • tolsstoï
  • tolsttoï
  • tolstïo
  • toltsoï
  • tosltoï
  • ttolstoï

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tolstoï - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otlstoï2tlostoï2tollstoï1tolsotï2tolsstoï1tolsttoï1tolstïo2toltsoï2
Edit distance from "Tolstoï"

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 "Tolstoï"?
"Tolstoï" is spelled T-O-L-S-T-O-Ï. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔl.stɔj\.
What does "Tolstoï" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tolstoï" means: Nom de famille russe.
What are common misspellings of "Tolstoï"?
Common misspellings include "otlstoï", "tlostoï", "tollstoï", "tolsotï", "tolsstoï". The correct spelling is "Tolstoï".
How do you pronounce "Tolstoï"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tolstoï" is \tɔl.stɔj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tolstoï" come from?
"Tolstoï" 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 "Tolstoï", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list