câble

\kabl\

/\kabl\/ noun

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The verdict

“câble” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,849
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gros cordage formé de l’assemblage de plusieurs torons de chanvre, d’aloès, d’acier, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cable · câble · French

câble · rank #4,849 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,849
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CV

Nearest frequency peer: CV (-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 “câble”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “câble” 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).

câble vs clé
40% similar
câble vs cal
40% similar
câble vs cae
40% similar

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

Key facts for câble
PropertyValue
Headwordcâble
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kabl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,849
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “câble” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.câblese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « CV » (#4,848), « cuir » (#4,847), « directrice » (#4,851). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around câble (IPA \kabl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,849 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for câble, with forms such as "cable", "cbâle", and "ccâble". 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, "clé", "cal", "cae", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is câble, spelled C-Â-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gros cordage formé de l’assemblage de plusieurs torons de chanvre, d’aloès, d’acier, etc.
  2. 2
    Moulure en forme de gros cordage.
  3. 3
    Cordon qui sert principalement à attacher les tableaux et à relever les tentures.
  4. 4
    Groupe de conducteurs électriques réunis sous une même enveloppe.
  5. 5
    Abréviation de câblogramme, message transmis par câble télégraphique ou télégramme.
  6. 6
    Technique permettant de diffuser des chaînes de télévision et de fournir un accès à l′internet, sans ondes hertziennes sur un réseau spécifique.
  7. 7
    Ancienne mesure de 120 brasses.
  8. 8
    Moulure décorative imitant une grosse corde. On dit aussi moulure câblée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Câble d’ancre.
  2. Câble de levage, de transmission.

This word in other languages

cable(English)cable(Español)Kabel(Deutsch)cabo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cable
  • cbâle
  • ccâble
  • câbble
  • câbel
  • câblle
  • câlbe
  • âcble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of câble - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cable1cbâle2ccâble1câbble1câbel2câblle1câlbe2âcble2
Edit distance from "câble"

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 "câble"?
"câble" is spelled C-Â-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kabl\.
What does "câble" mean?
As a noun, "câble" means: Gros cordage formé de l’assemblage de plusieurs torons de chanvre, d’aloès, d’acier, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "câble"?
"câble" is commonly confused with "clé", "cal", "cae". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "câble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "câble" is \kabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "câble" come from?
"câble" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exige#4,858herbe#4,862bosse#4,834animé#4,825

Similar misspelling depth

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

amuser8 variantsvraies8 variantsrugby8 variantsvagues8 variants

What to do next

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  • "câble" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "clé". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #4,849 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

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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