cambrer
\kɑ̃.bʁe\
The verdict
“cambrer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courber légèrement en arc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cambrer · cambrer · French
cambrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cambrer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.bʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cambrer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cambrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɑ̃.bʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cambrer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cambrer, spelled C-A-M-B-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Courber légèrement en arc.
- 2Redresser le corps et le pencher légèrement en arrière en creusant les reins et en bombant le torse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cambrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cambrer la forme d’un soulier.
Il faut chauffer ce bois pour le cambrer.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.