ciboulette

\si.bu.lɛt\

/\si.bu.lɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“ciboulette” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,652
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante condimentaire vivace aux feuilles en forme de tube fin et effilé, employée en assaisonnement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ciboulette · ciboulette · French

ciboulette · rank #46,652 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,652
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chávez

Nearest frequency peer: Chávez (-2 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 « ciboulette »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ciboulette » 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 ciboulette
PropertyValue
Headwordciboulette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\si.bu.lɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,652
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ciboulette »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ciboulettese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Chávez » (#46,650), « chouans » (#46,649), « clientèles » (#46,655). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « ciboulette » est au #46,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ciboulette (IPA \si.bu.lɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,652 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plante condimentaire vivace aux feuilles en forme de tube fin et effilé, employée en assaisonnement.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ciboulette, with forms such as "cbioulette", "cciboulette", and "cibboulette". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ciboulette, spelled C-I-B-O-U-L-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante condimentaire vivace aux feuilles en forme de tube fin et effilé, employée en assaisonnement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Certains prétendent que la ciboulette aurait encore du goût séchée ou lyophilisée ; nous ne faisons pas partie de ces crédules.
  2. Riche en silice et en essence sulfurée, la ciboulette est indiquée pour ses propriétés digestives.

Synonyms

civecivette

This word in other languages

chive(English)cebollino(Español)Schnittlauch(Deutsch)cebolinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbioulette
  • cciboulette
  • cibboulette
  • ciboluette
  • ciboueltte
  • ciboulete
  • cibouletet
  • ciboullette
  • ciboultete
  • cibuolette
  • ciobulette
  • icboulette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cbioulette2cciboulette1cibboulette1ciboluette2ciboueltte2ciboulete1cibouletet2ciboullette1
Edit distance from "ciboulette"

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 "ciboulette"?
"ciboulette" is spelled C-I-B-O-U-L-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \si.bu.lɛt\.
What does "ciboulette" mean?
As a noun, "ciboulette" means: Plante condimentaire vivace aux feuilles en forme de tube fin et effilé, employée en assaisonnement.
What are common misspellings of "ciboulette"?
Common misspellings include "cbioulette", "cciboulette", "cibboulette", "ciboluette", "ciboueltte". The correct spelling is "ciboulette".
How do you pronounce "ciboulette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ciboulette" is \si.bu.lɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ciboulette" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

clientèles#46,655chirurgies#46,648coadjuteur#46,656chercherai#46,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

cochonnes12 variantscharrettes12 variantscompatir12 variantscatcheur12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list