combustible

\kɔ̃.bys.tibl\

/\kɔ̃.bys.tibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“combustible” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,018
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la propriété de brûler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-combustible · combustible · French

combustible · rank #11,018 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,018
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH collision

Nearest frequency peer: collision (-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 « combustible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « combustible » 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).

combustible vs comestible
82% similar
combustible vs combustibles
92% similar

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

Key facts for combustible
PropertyValue
Headwordcombustible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.bys.tibl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,018
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « combustible »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.combustiblese 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 « collision » (#11,017), « conduits » (#11,019), « clandestins » (#11,016). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « combustible » est au #11,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around combustible (IPA \kɔ̃.bys.tibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,018 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui a la propriété de brûler.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for combustible, with forms such as "ccombustible", "cmobustible", and "cobmustible". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "comestible", "combustibles", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is combustible, spelled C-O-M-B-U-S-T-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a la propriété de brûler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La poix, le goudron, le soufre, le bois sec, les feuilles sèches sont des matières très combustibles.
  2. Le marbre, les pierres ne sont pas combustibles.

Antonyms

incombustible

This word in other languages

combustible(English)combustible(Español)Brennstoff(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccombustible
  • cmobustible
  • cobmustible
  • combbustible
  • combsutible
  • combusitble
  • combusstible
  • combustbile
  • combustibble
  • combustibel
  • combustiblle
  • combustilbe
  • combusttible
  • combutsible
  • commbustible
  • comubstible
  • ocmbustible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of combustible - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccombustible1cmobustible2cobmustible2combbustible1combsutible2combusitble2combusstible1combustbile2
Edit distance from "combustible"

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 "combustible"?
"combustible" is spelled C-O-M-B-U-S-T-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.bys.tibl\.
What does "combustible" mean?
As an adjective, "combustible" means: Qui a la propriété de brûler.
What words are commonly confused with "combustible"?
"combustible" is commonly confused with "comestible", "combustibles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "combustible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "combustible" is \kɔ̃.bys.tibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "combustible" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clandestins#11,016développées#11,039excellentes#11,044gastronomie#11,062

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

continuation17 variantscorrespondre17 variantsthématiques17 variantsphilosophes17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list