Utrecht
\y.tʁɛkt\
The verdict
“Utrecht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,072
- frequency rank, French
- 456
- “U” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Commune et ville des Pays-Bas située dans la province d’Utrecht.
Corpus desk
Index FR-utrecht · Utrecht · French
Utrecht · rank #24,072 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,072
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 456
- PHOTO-FINISH utilisables
Nearest frequency peer: utilisables (-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 “Utrecht”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- urinaire
urinaire
75,932 corpus weight
- usurpation
usurpation
75,931 corpus weight
- utilisables
utilisables
75,930 corpus weight
- Utrecht
Utrecht
75,929 corpus weight
- V2
V2
75,928 corpus weight
- vibrant
vibrant
75,927 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Utrecht” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Utrecht |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \y.tʁɛkt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,072 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Utrecht” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Utrecht (IPA \y.tʁɛkt\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,072 among 456 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Utrecht, with forms such as "turecht", "urtecht", and "utercht". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Utrecht, spelled U-T-R-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Commune et ville des Pays-Bas située dans la province d’Utrecht.
- 2Une des douze provinces des Pays-Bas dont le chef-lieu est Utrecht.
- 3Ville de la province du KwaZulu-Natal en Afrique du Sud.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Utrecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une problématique à laquelle a réfléchi Marianne de Groot-Pons, graphique designer pour l’agence Pons Ontwerp basée à Utrecht, aux Pays-Bas.
Les tables peintes en marbre, les tabourets en velours d’Utrecht rouge, le quinquet à globe plein d’huile alimentant deux becs, attaché par une chaîne au plafond et enjolivé de cristaux, commencèrent la célébrité du Café de la Guerre.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- turecht
- urtecht
- utercht
- utrceht
- utreccht
- utrechht
- utrechtt
- utrecth
- utrehct
- utrrecht
- uttrecht
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Utrecht - 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.
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 2, 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 "Utrecht", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.