ambivalence

\ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\

/\ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“ambivalence” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,641
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son contraire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ambivalence · ambivalence · French

ambivalence · rank #38,641 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,641
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH ambiguïtés

Nearest frequency peer: ambiguïtés (-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 « ambivalence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ambivalence » 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
Key facts for ambivalence
PropertyValue
Headwordambivalence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,641
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ambivalence »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ambivalencese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ambiguïtés » (#38,640), « amel » (#38,642), « allumette » (#38,639). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ambivalence » est au #38,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ambivalence (IPA \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,641 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambivalence, with forms such as "abmivalence", "ambbivalence", and "ambiavlence". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ambivalence, spelled A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son contraire.
  2. 2
    Caractère de ce qui a deux aspects, deux propriétés opposées.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Là encore, la relation à Shakespeare se joue sur un mode de l’ambivalence en ce qu’elle s’inscrit dans une tension entre une vénération à laquelle l’écrivain américain cherche à imprimer son propre rite ([…]) et une tentative d’inscrire le barde dans un processus historique en faisant référence à la Déclaration d’indépendance.
  2. L’ambivalence du jugement de Goldsmith, globalement élogieux mais sévère sur un aspect bien spécifique de l’écriture haendélienne, est particulièrement représentative.

Synonyms

ambiguïtééquivocitééquivoque

Antonyms

univocité

This word in other languages

ambivalence(English)ambivalencia(Español)Ambiguität(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abmivalence
  • ambbivalence
  • ambiavlence
  • ambivaelnce
  • ambivalecne
  • ambivalencce
  • ambivalenec
  • ambivalennce
  • ambivallence
  • ambivalnece
  • ambivlaence
  • ambivvalence
  • ambvialence
  • amibvalence
  • ammbivalence
  • mabivalence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambivalence - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abmivalence2ambbivalence1ambiavlence2ambivaelnce2ambivalecne2ambivalencce1ambivalenec2ambivalennce1
Edit distance from "ambivalence"

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 "ambivalence"?
"ambivalence" is spelled A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\.
What does "ambivalence" mean?
As a noun, "ambivalence" means: Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son contraire.
What are common misspellings of "ambivalence"?
Common misspellings include "abmivalence", "ambbivalence", "ambiavlence", "ambivaelnce", "ambivalecne". The correct spelling is "ambivalence".
How do you pronounce "ambivalence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambivalence" is \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambivalence" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

échafaudage#38,612bifurcation#38,676sémantiques#38,561symbolisent#38,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

compensées16 variantsconditionner16 variantsconnotations16 variantssurprennent16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list