wolves

\ˈwʊlvz\

/\ˈwʊlvz\/ noun

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The verdict

“wolves” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,866
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de wolf.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wolves · wolves · French

wolves · rank #48,866 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,866
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH webmarketing

Nearest frequency peer: webmarketing (-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 « wolves »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « wolves » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wolves vs Wales
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wolves
PropertyValue
Headwordwolves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈwʊlvz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,866
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « wolves »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.wolvesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « webmarketing » (#48,865), « wren » (#48,867), « wallet » (#48,864). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « wolves » est au #48,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wolves (IPA \ˈwʊlvz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,866 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de wolf.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wolves, with forms such as "owlves", "wloves", and "wolevs". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wales", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is wolves, spelled W-O-L-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de wolf.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It was the jackal–Tabaqui, the Dish-licker–and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps. (The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owlves
  • wloves
  • wolevs
  • wollves
  • wolvess
  • wolvse
  • wolvves
  • wovles
  • wwolves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owlves2wloves2wolevs2wollves1wolvess1wolvse2wolvves1wovles2
Edit distance from "wolves"

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 "wolves"?
"wolves" is spelled W-O-L-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈwʊlvz\.
What does "wolves" mean?
As a noun, "wolves" means: Pluriel de wolf.
What words are commonly confused with "wolves"?
"wolves" is commonly confused with "Wales". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wolves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wolves" is \ˈwʊlvz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wolves" come from?
"wolves" 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 "wolves", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wallet#48,864éluder#48,874Varois#48,854abrupt#48,889

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

aciérie9 variantstoscan9 variantsaffects9 variantsspread9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list