bombelle
\bɔ̃.bɛl\
The verdict
“bombelle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce tournante dans l’œil d’une manivelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bombelle · bombelle · French
bombelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bombelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɔ̃.bɛl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bombelle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bombelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɔ̃.bɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for bombelle in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bombelle, spelled B-O-M-B-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Pièce tournante dans l’œil d’une manivelle.
- 2Perche de la bascule d’une forge.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.