Yvonne

\i.vɔn\

/\i.vɔn\/ name

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The verdict

“Yvonne” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,508
frequency rank, French
198
“Y” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-yvonne · Yvonne · French

Yvonne · rank #21,508 · 7 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,508
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 198
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wong

Nearest frequency peer: Wong (-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 « Yvonne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Yvonne » 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).

Yvonne vs Yvon
67% similar
Yvonne vs Yonne
83% similar

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

Key facts for Yvonne
PropertyValue
HeadwordYvonne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.vɔn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,508
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Yvonne »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Yvonnese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Wong » (#21,507), « zach » (#21,509), « Wes » (#21,506). Parmi 198 lemmes en « Y », « Yvonne » est au #21,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Yvonne (IPA \i.vɔn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,508 among 198 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yvonne, with forms such as "vyonne", "yovnne", and "yvnone". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Yvon", "Yonne", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Yvonne, spelled Y-V-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les jeunes filles prenaient garde de demeurer des jeunes filles. Yvonne ayant négligé cette précaution, les amis de Robert, qui à tour de rôle avaient profité d’elle, avertirent obligeamment mon cousin et le mariage ne se fit pas.
  2. ’vous en faites pas, mademoiselle Yvonne, je veille au grain…

This word in other languages

Yvonne(English)Yvonne(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vyonne
  • yovnne
  • yvnone
  • yvone
  • yvonen
  • yvvonne
  • yyvonne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yvonne - 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.

vyonne2yovnne2yvnone2yvone1yvonen2yvvonne1yyvonne1
Edit distance from "Yvonne"

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 "Yvonne"?
"Yvonne" is spelled Y-V-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.vɔn\.
What does "Yvonne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yvonne" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Yvonne"?
"Yvonne" is commonly confused with "Yvon", "Yonne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Yvonne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yvonne" is \i.vɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yvonne" come from?
"Yvonne" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

écolos#21,512abusif#21,520aplomb#21,527toléré#21,486

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

antre7 variantsbasic7 variantsspike7 variantsbocal7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list