cibler

/\si.ble\/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,320

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

cibler is aFrenchverb. It means: Lancer quelque chose sur quelqu’un. Pronounced \si.ble\. Often confused with citer and cirer.

Key facts for cibler
PropertyValue
Headwordcibler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\si.ble\
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,320
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cibler in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cibler is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \si.ble\. Corpus data places it at rank #16,320 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cibler, with forms such as "cbiler", "ccibler", and "cibbler". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "citer", "cirer", "couler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is cibler, spelled C-I-B-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lancer quelque chose sur quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Choisir.
  3. 3
    Viser, chercher à atteindre un public particulier, des cibles particulières, etc. ^([1])

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cbiler,ccibler,cibbler,cibelr,ciblerr,cibller,ciblre,cilber,icbler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cibler

Misspelling Variants of "cibler"

cbiler6ccibler7cibbler7cibelr6ciblerr7cibller7ciblre6cilber6
Misspelling Variants of "cibler"

Frequency rank: #16,320 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cibler"?
"cibler" is spelled C-I-B-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \si.ble\.
What does "cibler" mean?
As a verb, "cibler" means: Lancer quelque chose sur quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "cibler"?
"cibler" is commonly confused with "citer", "cirer", "couler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cibler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cibler" is \si.ble\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cibler" come from?
"cibler" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.