ambivalence
\ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\
The verdict
“ambivalence” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #38,641 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,641
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son contraire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ambivalence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #38,641 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ambivalence” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ambivalence is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #38,641 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Apparition simultanée de deux sentiments opposés : l’amour et la haine, ou encore désirer une chose et son contraire.
- 2Caractère de ce qui a deux aspects, deux propriétés opposées.
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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.
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.
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Using “ambivalence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-M-B-I-V-A-L-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.bi.va.lɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.