usuel
\y.zɥɛl\
The verdict
“usuel” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,773
- frequency rank, French
- 456
- “U” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont on se sert ordinairement ; qui est d’usage ordinaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-usuel · usuel · French
usuel · rank #31,773 · 6 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,773
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 456
- PHOTO-FINISH upload
Nearest frequency peer: upload (-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 “usuel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tyrannique
tyrannique
68,231 corpus weight
- Tyrol
Tyrol
68,230 corpus weight
- upload
upload
68,229 corpus weight
- usuel
usuel
68,228 corpus weight
- vaginale
vaginale
68,227 corpus weight
- vengeur
vengeur
68,226 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “usuel” 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 | usuel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \y.zɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #31,773 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “usuel” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around usuel (IPA \y.zɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,773 among 456 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for usuel, with forms such as "suuel", "useul", and "ussuel". 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 also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "usure", "usuels", "usuelle", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is usuel, spelled U-S-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Dont on se sert ordinairement ; qui est d’usage ordinaire.
- 2Dont la pratique est courante et constante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how usuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce rappel à la réalité quotidienne et aux occupations usuelles change momentanément le cours de mes pensées.
[…] : le pacage (par les moutons) est l’utilisation usuelle de ces friches : on aboutit alors à la prairie à Primula officinalis. Une fauche régulière permettrait l’établissement d’une arrhénathéraie mésophile.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- suuel
- useul
- ussuel
- usuell
- usule
- uusel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of usuel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "usuel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "usuel". Here's where to go from here.
- "usuel" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "usure". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #31,773 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "U" letter cohort. U–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.