bombarder

\bɔ̃.baʁ.de\

/\bɔ̃.baʁ.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“bombarder” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,546
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attaquer une ville, une place, une position militaire avec de l’artillerie terrestre, maritime ou, larguer des bombes avec un aéronef.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bombarder · bombarder · French

bombarder · rank #21,546 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,546
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bocal

Nearest frequency peer: bocal (-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 « bombarder »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « bombarder » 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).

bombarder vs bombardés
78% similar
bombarder vs bombardier
90% similar
bombarder vs bombardiers
82% similar

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

Key facts for bombarder
PropertyValue
Headwordbombarder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɔ̃.baʁ.de\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,546
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bombarder »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bombarderse 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 « bocal » (#21,545), « bouleversée » (#21,547), « blanchet » (#21,544). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bombarder » est au #21,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bombarder (IPA \bɔ̃.baʁ.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,546 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombarder, with forms such as "bbombarder", "bmobarder", and "bobmarder". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "bombardés", "bombardier", "bombardiers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bombarder, spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attaquer une ville, une place, une position militaire avec de l’artillerie terrestre, maritime ou, larguer des bombes avec un aéronef.
  2. 2
    Harceler ; presser de manière continue et répétitive.
  3. 3
    Lancer, placer quelque chose ou quelqu'un à un endroit déterminé.
  4. 4
    Placer, sans justification ni concertation, quelqu’un à une place, à un poste.
  5. 5
    Aller vite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On la dévasta, comme, au siècle précédent, on avait bombardé d’immenses agglomérations barbares, et parce qu’elle était à la fois trop forte pour être occupée par le vainqueur et trop indisciplinée, trop orgueilleuse pour se rendre dans le but d’échapper à la destruction.
  2. J'étais à Belgrade du 2 au 4 octobre 1914. À cette date, les Autrichiens avaient bombardé la ville pendant trente-six jours et autant de nuits.

Synonyms

pilonnerlarguerparachuter

This word in other languages

bombard(English)bombardear(Español)beschießen(Deutsch)bombardear(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbombarder
  • bmobarder
  • bobmarder
  • bomabrder
  • bombadrer
  • bombardder
  • bombarderr
  • bombardre
  • bombaredr
  • bombarrder
  • bombbarder
  • bombrader
  • bommbarder
  • obmbarder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bombarder - 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.

bbombarder1bmobarder2bobmarder2bomabrder2bombadrer2bombardder1bombarderr1bombardre2
Edit distance from "bombarder"

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 "bombarder"?
"bombarder" is spelled B-O-M-B-A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.baʁ.de\.
What does "bombarder" mean?
As a verb, "bombarder" means: Attaquer une ville, une place, une position militaire avec de l’artillerie terrestre, maritime ou, larguer des bombes avec un aéronef.
What words are commonly confused with "bombarder"?
"bombarder" is commonly confused with "bombardés", "bombardier", "bombardiers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bombarder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bombarder" is \bɔ̃.baʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bombarder" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brigadier#21,551brochures#21,554attendues#21,536assistent#21,533

Similar misspelling depth

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

bruxelloise14 variantséchéances14 variantsculinaires14 variantsdemanderai14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list