œufs
\ø\
The verdict
“œufs” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,003
- frequency rank, French
- 21
- “Œ” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de œuf.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ufs · œufs · French
œufs · rank #5,003 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,003
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 21
- PHOTO-FINISH étend
Nearest frequency peer: étend (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “œufs”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tendre
tendre
95,002 corpus weight
- troupe
troupe
95,001 corpus weight
- universelle
universelle
95,000 corpus weight
- étend
étend
94,999 corpus weight
- œufs
œufs
94,998 corpus weight
- alice
alice
94,996 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “œufs” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | œufs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ø\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #5,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “œufs” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around œufs (IPA \ø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,003 among 21 “Œ” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de œuf.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for œufs, with forms such as "uœfs", "œfus", and "œuffs". 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, "un", "up", "UK", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 œufs, spelled Œ-U-F-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de œuf.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how œufs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant qu’elle se relingeait, j’ai dressé le couvert dans la salle à manger, préparé les œufs de saumon, les toasts, la vodka, le poulet avec les cornichons…
Un jour ou deux après l’éclosion des œufs, les jeunes goëlands sont assez vigoureux pour sortir du nid et se cacher dans les anfractuosités du sol lorsqu’un danger les menace.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- uœfs
- œfus
- œuffs
- œufss
- œusf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of œufs - 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.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "œufs", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "œufs" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "un". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,003 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "Œ" letter cohort. Œ–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.