abominable

\a.bɔ.mi.nabl\

/\a.bɔ.mi.nabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“abominable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,036
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est en horreur ; qui mérite d’être tenu en horreur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abominable · abominable · French

abominable · rank #20,036 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,036
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aboli

Nearest frequency peer: aboli (-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 « abominable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « abominable » 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).

abominable vs abominables
91% similar
abominable vs abdominale
80% similar

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

Key facts for abominable
PropertyValue
Headwordabominable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.bɔ.mi.nabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,036
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « abominable »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).abominablese 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 « aboli » (#20,035), « abrogation » (#20,037), « abattement » (#20,034). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abominable » est au #20,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around abominable (IPA \a.bɔ.mi.nabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,036 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for abominable, with forms such as "abbominable", "abmoinable", and "aboimnable". 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, "abominables", "abdominale", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is abominable, spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est en horreur ; qui mérite d’être tenu en horreur.
  2. 2
    Qui est dégoûtant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand on a repositionné l’abominable lit médicalisé droit devant la télé, mon frère a dit, tu veux regarder la télé maman ?
  2. Mais la grande débâcle a commencé en 1875 et en 1876, quand, coïncidant avec le mouvement malthusien qui déjà gagnait les esprits, survint l’abominable phylloxera.

Synonyms

détestablehaïssableexécrablehorrible

Antonyms

adorable

This word in other languages

abhorrent(English)abominable(Español)abscheulich(Deutsch)abominável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbominable
  • abmoinable
  • aboimnable
  • abomianble
  • abominabble
  • abominabel
  • abominablle
  • abominalbe
  • abominbale
  • abominnable
  • abomminable
  • abomniable
  • aobminable
  • baominable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbominable1abmoinable2aboimnable2abomianble2abominabble1abominabel2abominablle1abominalbe2
Edit distance from "abominable"

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 "abominable"?
"abominable" is spelled A-B-O-M-I-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bɔ.mi.nabl\.
What does "abominable" mean?
As an adjective, "abominable" means: Qui est en horreur ; qui mérite d’être tenu en horreur.
What words are commonly confused with "abominable"?
"abominable" is commonly confused with "abominables", "abdominale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abominable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abominable" is \a.bɔ.mi.nabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abominable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abrogation#20,037abattement#20,034agrégation#20,040ascenseurs#20,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

éducatifs14 variantsWellington14 variantsassignation14 variantsbiologiste14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list