combattre

\kɔ̃.batʁ\

/\kɔ̃.batʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“combattre” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,127
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attaquer son ennemi, ou en soutenir l’attaque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-combattre · combattre · French

combattre · rank #3,127 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,127
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christophe

Nearest frequency peer: Christophe (-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 « combattre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « combattre » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

combattre vs combattu
78% similar
combattre vs commettre
78% similar
combattre vs combattue
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for combattre
PropertyValue
Headwordcombattre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.batʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,127
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « combattre »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Christophe » (#3,126), « commencent » (#3,128), « cellules » (#3,125). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « combattre » est au #3,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around combattre (IPA \kɔ̃.batʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,127 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for combattre, with forms such as "ccombattre", "cmobattre", and "cobmattre". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "combattu", "commettre", "combattue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is combattre, spelled C-O-M-B-A-T-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attaquer son ennemi, ou en soutenir l’attaque.
  2. 2
    Faire la guerre.
  3. 3
    Lutter, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les deux vaisseaux combattirent trois heures durant, […], jusqu’à ce que le crépuscule et aussi les nuages poussés par un vent de rafale les eussent dérobés à la vue.
  2. Le 8 février, il combat contre un triplace, armé de trois mitrailleuses, et l'oblige à descendre dans nos lignes.

Synonyms

lutterassaillirguerroyer

This word in other languages

combat(English)combatir(Español)kämpfen(Deutsch)batalhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccombattre
  • cmobattre
  • cobmattre
  • comabttre
  • combatre
  • combatrte
  • combatter
  • combattrre
  • combbattre
  • combtatre
  • commbattre
  • ocmbattre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of combattre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccombattre1cmobattre2cobmattre2comabttre2combatre1combatrte2combatter2combattrre1
Edit distance from "combattre"

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 "combattre"?
"combattre" is spelled C-O-M-B-A-T-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.batʁ\.
What does "combattre" mean?
As a verb, "combattre" means: Attaquer son ennemi, ou en soutenir l’attaque.
What words are commonly confused with "combattre"?
"combattre" is commonly confused with "combattu", "commettre", "combattue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "combattre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "combattre" is \kɔ̃.batʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "combattre" come from?
"combattre" 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 "combattre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faisaient#3,137utilisant#3,112signature#3,105participe#3,155

Similar misspelling depth

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

écrivain12 variantstroubles12 variantspouvaient12 variantsPortugal12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list