ambulatoire
\ɑ̃.by.la.twaʁ\
The verdict
“ambulatoire” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #39,635 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,635
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dont le siège n’était pas fixe et qui se tenait tantôt dans un endroit, tantôt dans un autre ; en parlant d’une juridiction.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ambulatoire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.by.la.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #39,635 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ambulatoire” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ambulatoire is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.by.la.twaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,635 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambulatoire, with forms such as "abmulatoire", "ambbulatoire", and "ambluatoire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ambulatoire, spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-T-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Dont le siège n’était pas fixe et qui se tenait tantôt dans un endroit, tantôt dans un autre ; en parlant d’une juridiction.
- 2Qui est propre au fait que quelqu’un se déplace, particulièrement en marchant.
- 3Sujet au changement.
- 4Qualifie le typhus quand ceux qui en sont atteints ne se sentent pas assez malades pour ne pas vaquer à leurs occupations.
- 5Sans hospitalisation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abmulatoire,ambbulatoire,ambluatoire,ambualtoire,ambulaotire,ambulatiore,ambulatoier,ambulatoirre,ambulatorie,ambulattoire,ambullatoire,ambultaoire,ammbulatoire,amublatoire,mabulatoire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambulatoire - 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.
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 “ambulatoire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-M-B-U-L-A-T-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.by.la.twaʁ\ (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.