bombardement

\bɔ̃.baʁ.də.mɑ̃\

/\bɔ̃.baʁ.də.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“bombardement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,915
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de bombarder.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bombardement · bombardement · French

bombardement · rank #12,915 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,915
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beaulieu

Nearest frequency peer: Beaulieu (-2 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 « bombardement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bombardement » 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).

bombardement vs bombardent
83% similar
bombardement vs bombardements
92% similar

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

Key facts for bombardement
PropertyValue
Headwordbombardement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ̃.baʁ.də.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,915
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bombardement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bombardementse 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 « Beaulieu » (#12,913), « Bouddha » (#12,917), « Bavière » (#12,912). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bombardement » est au #12,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around bombardement (IPA \bɔ̃.baʁ.də.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,915 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombardement, with forms such as "bbombardement", "bmobardement", and "bobmardement". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bombardent", "bombardements", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 bombardement, spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de bombarder.
  2. 2
    Envoi d’une grande quantité de messages à un destinataire unique dans une intention malveillante.
  3. 3
    Exposition d'un objet, en particulier de sa surface, à des espèces énergétiques provenant de l'environnement ou, volontairement, dans le cadre d'un procédé industriel ou d'une technique d'analyse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le bombardement de la ville venait de commencer : les obus sifflaient et tombaient çà et là avec ce bruit strident qu’on n’oublie jamais.
  2. Les magasins d’ailleurs sont vides, nous y mangeons sur des tréteaux, interrompus par le bombardement de Burnhaupt-le-Haut, dont le clocher vacille et s’effondre. Celui de Burnhaupt-le-Bas, entre deux bosquets, semble remonter de quelque centimètres.

This word in other languages

bombing(English)bombardeo(Español)Bombenangriff(Deutsch)bombardeamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbombardement
  • bmobardement
  • bobmardement
  • bomabrdement
  • bombadrement
  • bombarddement
  • bombardeemnt
  • bombardemennt
  • bombardementt
  • bombardemetn
  • bombardemment
  • bombardemnet
  • bombardmeent
  • bombaredment
  • bombarrdement
  • bombbardement
  • bombradement
  • bommbardement
  • obmbardement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbombardement1bmobardement2bobmardement2bomabrdement2bombadrement2bombarddement1bombardeemnt2bombardemennt1
Edit distance from "bombardement"

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 "bombardement"?
"bombardement" is spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.baʁ.də.mɑ̃\.
What does "bombardement" mean?
As a noun, "bombardement" means: Action de bombarder.
What words are commonly confused with "bombardement"?
"bombardement" is commonly confused with "bombardent", "bombardements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bombardement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bombardement" is \bɔ̃.baʁ.də.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bombardement" come from?
"bombardement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

prédilection19 variantsrépercussions19 variantssignalisation19 variantstransporteur19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list