câbler

\kɑ.ble\

/\kɑ.ble\/ verb

The verdict

“câbler” is uncommon French (frequency #90,599 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,599
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brancher un câble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cabler · câbler · French

câbler · rank #90,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,599
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cybernétiques

Nearest frequency peer: cybernétiques (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « câbler »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « câbler » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for câbler
PropertyValue
Headwordcâbler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɑ.ble\
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « câbler » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).câblertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cybernétiques » (#90,598), « câblées » (#90,600), « curviligne » (#90,597). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « câbler » est au #90,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

câbler is uncommon French at frequency #90,599 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kɑ.ble\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

câbler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is câbler, spelled C-Â-B-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brancher un câble.
  2. 2
    Brancher un câble.
  3. 3
    Assembler plusieurs cordes et les tordre ensemble pour n’en faire qu’une seule.
  4. 4
    Envoyer une dépêche par câble télégraphique.
  5. 5
    Péter un câble.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J'ai câblé à Stanleyville pour demander un mécanicien, afin de procéder à une révision du moteur.
  2. Mais comme il est chargé de rendre compte du procès du parricide, on lui a demandé de câbler votre affaire en même temps.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "câbler"?
"câbler" is spelled C-Â-B-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ.ble\.
What does "câbler" mean?
As a verb, "câbler" means: Brancher un câble.
How do you pronounce "câbler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "câbler" is \kɑ.ble\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "câbler" come from?
"câbler" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list