chambouler

\ʃɑ̃.bu.le\

/\ʃɑ̃.bu.le\/ verb

The verdict

“chambouler” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,695
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Changer complètement de façon perturbante ; bouleverser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chambouler · chambouler · French

chambouler · rank #38,695 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,695
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheddar

Nearest frequency peer: cheddar (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chambouler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chambouler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chambouler
PropertyValue
Headwordchambouler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃɑ̃.bu.le\
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,695
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chambouler »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chamboulerse 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 « cheddar » (#38,696), « cheminot » (#38,697), « caux » (#38,692). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chambouler » est au #38,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around chambouler (IPA \ʃɑ̃.bu.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,695 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for chambouler, with forms such as "cahmbouler", "cchambouler", and "chabmouler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chambouler, spelled C-H-A-M-B-O-U-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Changer complètement de façon perturbante ; bouleverser.
  2. 2
    Tituber ; chanceler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je la retrouve tout d'un coup et de la voir rigoler ça m'a chamboulé, tout comme si son mari venait d'être tué d'hier c'est humain - mais quoi ! Y une paye qu'il est clamsé, le pauv' gars.
  2. Je croyais que les romans-policiers ou d’espionnage ne figuraient pas au catalogue de la bibliothèque de Fresnes. Avec toutes ces améliorations – qu’ils disent – de la condition pénitentiaire, ça a dû changer et ces lectures lui ont chamboulé le ciboulot.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmbouler
  • cchambouler
  • chabmouler
  • chambbouler
  • chamboluer
  • chambouelr
  • chamboulerr
  • chambouller
  • chamboulre
  • chambuoler
  • chammbouler
  • chamobuler
  • chhambouler
  • chmabouler
  • hcambouler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chambouler - 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.

cahmbouler2cchambouler1chabmouler2chambbouler1chamboluer2chambouelr2chamboulerr1chambouller1
Edit distance from "chambouler"

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 "chambouler"?
"chambouler" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-O-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ̃.bu.le\.
What does "chambouler" mean?
As a verb, "chambouler" means: Changer complètement de façon perturbante ; bouleverser.
What are common misspellings of "chambouler"?
Common misspellings include "cahmbouler", "cchambouler", "chabmouler", "chambbouler", "chamboluer". The correct spelling is "chambouler".
How do you pronounce "chambouler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chambouler" is \ʃɑ̃.bu.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chambouler" come from?
"chambouler" 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 "chambouler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list