cabine

\ka.bin\

/\ka.bin\/ noun

The verdict

“cabine” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,535
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite chambre à coucher, à bord d’un bateau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cabine · cabine · French

cabine · rank #7,535 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,535
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH bâti

Nearest frequency peer: bâti (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “cabine”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cabine” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

cabine vs ciné
50% similar
cabine vs cane
67% similar
cabine vs Caïn
33% similar

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

Key facts for cabine
PropertyValue
Headwordcabine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.bin\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,535
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “cabine” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cabinese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bâti » (#7,534), « capitalisme » (#7,536), « brûlé » (#7,533). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cabine (IPA \ka.bin\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,535 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Petite chambre à coucher, à bord d’un bateau.
  2. 2
    Petite chambre, chambrette, petite pièce isolée.
  3. 3
    Espace 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.
  4. 4
    Sorte de cage close dans laquelle sont transportés les utilisateurs d’un ascenseur ou d’un téléphérique.
  5. 5
    Espace des passagers et des bagages à main dans un avion.
  6. 6
    Petite chambre à coucher à bord d’un aéronat.
  7. 7
    Blague reçue négativement par un groupe de plusieurs personnes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’écris ces lignes dans la cabine du Firecrest. Le teck et le bois d’érable brillent.
  2. Elle était demeurée longtemps debout devant ces hautes coques dont les hublots laissaient voir l’intérieur des cabines éclairées.

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.

acbine2cabbine1cabien2cabinne1cabnie2caibne2cbaine2ccabine1
Edit distance from "cabine"

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"?
"cabine" is spelled C-A-B-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.bin\.
What does "cabine" mean?
As a noun, "cabine" means: Petite chambre à coucher, à bord d’un bateau.
What words are commonly confused with "cabine"?
"cabine" is commonly confused with "ciné", "cane", "Caïn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabine" is \ka.bin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabine" come from?
"cabine" 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 "cabine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "cabine". Here's where to go from here.

  • "cabine" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ciné". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #7,535 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list