bomber

/\bɔ̃.be\/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,728

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

bomber is aFrenchverb. It means: Rendre convexe, cintrer comme une bombe, arrondir. Pronounced \bɔ̃.be\. Often confused with boyer and boxer.

Key facts for bomber
PropertyValue
Headwordbomber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bɔ̃.be\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,728
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bomber in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for bomber is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɔ̃.be\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,728 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bomber, with forms such as "bbomber", "bmober", and "bobmer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "boyer", "boxer", "bouger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is bomber, spelled B-O-M-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre convexe, cintrer comme une bombe, arrondir.
  2. 2
    Devenir convexe.
  3. 3
    Espérer en vain ; se gratter.
  4. 4
    Taguer, faire un graffiti, peindre avec une bombe aérosol de peinture.
  5. 5
    Charger une plate-bande de terre afin de le rendre convexe.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbomber,bmober,bobmer,bombber,bomberr,bombre,bomebr,bommber,obmber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bomber

Misspelling Variants of "bomber"

bbomber7bmober6bobmer6bombber7bomberr7bombre6bomebr6bommber7
Misspelling Variants of "bomber"

Frequency rank: #36,728 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bomber"?
"bomber" is spelled B-O-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.be\.
What does "bomber" mean?
As a verb, "bomber" means: Rendre convexe, cintrer comme une bombe, arrondir.
What words are commonly confused with "bomber"?
"bomber" is commonly confused with "boyer", "boxer", "bouger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bomber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bomber" is \bɔ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bomber" come from?
"bomber" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.