cabine
\ka.bin\
The verdict
“cabine” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,535 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,535
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite chambre à coucher, à bord d’un bateau.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.bin\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabine” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for cabine is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.bin\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,535 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabine, with forms such as "acbine", "cabbine", and "cabien". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ciné", "cane", "Caïn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cabine, spelled C-A-B-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Petite chambre à coucher, à bord d’un bateau.
- 2Petite chambre, chambrette, petite pièce isolée.
- 3Espace clos aménagé dans un camion, un véhicule tracteur de semi-remorque, un train, une locomotive ou autre engin de transport, où le conducteur dispose de tous les instruments nécessaires au maniement de l’engin.
- 4Sorte de cage close dans laquelle sont transportés les utilisateurs d’un ascenseur ou d’un téléphérique.
- 5Espace des passagers et des bagages à main dans un avion.
- 6Petite chambre à coucher à bord d’un aéronat.
- 7Blague reçue négativement par un groupe de plusieurs personnes.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acbine,cabbine,cabien,cabinne,cabnie,caibne,cbaine,ccabine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabine - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "cabine"?
What does "cabine" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "cabine"?
How do you pronounce "cabine"?
What language does "cabine" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cabine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-B-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.bin\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ciné” - see the side-by-side comparison. cabine vs ciné
- 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.