carambole
\ka.ʁɑ̃.bɔl\
The verdict
“carambole” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fruit comestible du carambolier, baie à cinq carpelles soudés dont la section forme une étoile et contenant chacun deux graines plates. Selon les variétés, plus ou moins acidulées, il est utilisé e...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carambole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ʁɑ̃.bɔl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carambole” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for carambole is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.ʁɑ̃.bɔl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
carambole has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is carambole, spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Fruit comestible du carambolier, baie à cinq carpelles soudés dont la section forme une étoile et contenant chacun deux graines plates. Selon les variétés, plus ou moins acidulées, il est utilisé en jus ou en salade de fruit, en confiture ou dans des sauces.
- 2Synonyme de poireau d’été, Allium ampeloprasum ^([1]).
- 3Bille rouge qui se place sur la mouche centrale.
- 4Partie de billard qui se joue avec cette bille et deux autres généralement blanches, billard français.
- 5Action de caramboler, dégringolade.
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.
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Using “carambole”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.ʁɑ̃.bɔl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.