éblouir

\e.blu.iʁ\

/\e.blu.iʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“éblouir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,964
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper la vue par un éclat très vif que les yeux ne peuvent soutenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eblouir · éblouir · French

éblouir · rank #45,964 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,964
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH élec

Nearest frequency peer: élec (+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 « éblouir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « éblouir » 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).

éblouir vs enfouir
57% similar
éblouir vs ébloui
86% similar

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

Key facts for éblouir
PropertyValue
Headwordéblouir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.blu.iʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,964
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « éblouir »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.éblouirse 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 « élec » (#45,965), « zizanie » (#45,962), « émeraudes » (#45,966). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éblouir » est au #45,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around éblouir (IPA \e.blu.iʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,964 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for éblouir, with forms such as "bélouir", "eblouir", and "ébblouir". 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, "enfouir", "ébloui", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is éblouir, spelled É-B-L-O-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frapper la vue par un éclat très vif que les yeux ne peuvent soutenir.
  2. 2
    Toucher la vue par quelque chose de remarquable.
  3. 3
    Surprendre par quelque chose de vif, de brillant ou de spécieux.
  4. 4
    Fasciner ; séduire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. …à 1 heure du matin, je pénétrais dans le port de Colon. Entre les deux jetées j'étais ébloui par de nombreuses lumières et j'évitais de justesse un vapeur qui sortait.
  2. — L’éclat des diamants éblouit. - La neige, la blancheur de la neige éblouit.

Synonyms

ébornicler

This word in other languages

dazzle(English)deslumbrar(Español)blenden(Deutsch)ofuscar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bélouir
  • eblouir
  • ébblouir
  • ébllouir
  • ébloiur
  • éblouirr
  • éblouri
  • ébluoir
  • éboluir
  • élbouir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bélouir2eblouir1ébblouir1ébllouir1ébloiur2éblouirr1éblouri2ébluoir2
Edit distance from "éblouir"

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 "éblouir"?
"éblouir" is spelled É-B-L-O-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.blu.iʁ\.
What does "éblouir" mean?
As a verb, "éblouir" means: Frapper la vue par un éclat très vif que les yeux ne peuvent soutenir.
What words are commonly confused with "éblouir"?
"éblouir" is commonly confused with "enfouir", "ébloui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éblouir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éblouir" is \e.blu.iʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éblouir" come from?
"éblouir" 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 "éblouir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zizanie#45,962Yasmina#45,959étriers#45,971étudies#45,973

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

wireless10 variantsacademia10 variantsviviers10 variantsagrégée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list