Youssef

\ju.sɛf\

/\ju.sɛf\/ name

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The verdict

“Youssef” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,209
frequency rank, French
198
“Y” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin d’origine arabe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-youssef · Youssef · French

Youssef · rank #21,209 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,209
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 198
  • PHOTO-FINISH Whitney

Nearest frequency peer: Whitney (-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 « Youssef »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Youssef » 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).

Youssef vs Youssouf
75% similar
Youssef vs Youcef
71% similar
Youssef vs yourself
63% similar

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

Key facts for Youssef
PropertyValue
HeadwordYoussef
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ju.sɛf\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,209
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Youssef »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Youssefse 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 « Whitney » (#21,208), « écartée » (#21,210), « VPN » (#21,207). Parmi 198 lemmes en « Y », « Youssef » est au #21,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Youssef (IPA \ju.sɛf\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,209 among 198 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin d’origine arabe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Youssef, with forms such as "oyussef", "yosusef", and "yousef". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Youssouf", "Youcef", "yourself", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Youssef, spelled Y-O-U-S-S-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin d’origine arabe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Youssef Hadji, Pierre Palmade et Artus (((de g. à dr.) font revivre Télémagouilles.
  2. Al-Hilal a bien l’intention de frapper encore un gros coup sur le marché des transferts et cible désormais Youssef En-Nesyri.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oyussef
  • yosusef
  • yousef
  • yousesf
  • yousseff
  • youssfe
  • yuossef
  • yyoussef

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oyussef2yosusef2yousef1yousesf2yousseff1youssfe2yuossef2yyoussef1
Edit distance from "Youssef"

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 "Youssef"?
"Youssef" is spelled Y-O-U-S-S-E-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ju.sɛf\.
What does "Youssef" mean?
As a proper noun, "Youssef" means: Prénom masculin d’origine arabe.
What words are commonly confused with "Youssef"?
"Youssef" is commonly confused with "Youssouf", "Youcef", "yourself". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Youssef"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Youssef" is \ju.sɛf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Youssef" come from?
"Youssef" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Youssef", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

écartée#21,210Whitney#21,208émigrés#21,213voudrai#21,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Villette8 variantsveuves8 variantsubuntu8 variantsaccepta8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list