embonpoint
/ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃/noun, adjective
embonpoint is spelled E-M-B-O-N-P-O-I-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, embonpoint means “Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of embonpoint is embonpoints.
How many letters and syllables are in embonpoint?
| Letters | 10: E-M-B-O-N-P-O-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is embonpoint?
Embonpoint appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce embonpoint?
- /ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-embonpoint.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of embonpoint
- embonpoints plural
- more embonpoint comparative
- most embonpoint superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embonpoint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
adjective
- 1
Plump, chubby, buxom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Embonpoint in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | embonpoint |
| German | Embonpoint |
| Spanish | rechoncho, rollizo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does embonpoint come from?
Borrowed from French embonpoint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).