ébaubir
\e.bo.biʁ\
The verdict
“ébaubir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre ébaubi ; étonner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ebaubir · ébaubir · French
ébaubir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ébaubir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.bo.biʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ébaubir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ébaubir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.bo.biʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rendre ébaubi ; étonner.".
ébaubir has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ébaubir, spelled É-B-A-U-B-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre ébaubi ; étonner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ébaubir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leur récit embrouillé ébaubit tout le monde, à commencer par les fonctionnaires : de prime abord leur ahurissement rappelait celui d’un écolier […].
Le chef parlementaire du Parti québécois, Pascal Bérubé, était ébaubi par cette nouvelle.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.