éboulement

\e.bul.mɑ̃\

/\e.bul.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“éboulement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #39,110 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#39,110
frequency rank, French
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chute d’une chose qui s’éboule ou état d’une chose éboulée.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

éboulement vs écoulement
90% similar
éboulement vs écroulement
82% similar
éboulement vs écoulements
82% similar

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

Key facts for éboulement
PropertyValue
Headwordéboulement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.bul.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,110
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “éboulement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). éboulement lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for éboulement is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.bul.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,110 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Chute d’une chose qui s’éboule ou état d’une chose éboulée.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for éboulement, with forms such as "béoulement", "eboulement", and "ébboulement". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "écoulement", "écroulement", "écoulements", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is éboulement, spelled É-B-O-U-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chute d’une chose qui s’éboule ou état d’une chose éboulée.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: béoulement,eboulement,ébboulement,éboluement,ébouelment,ébouleemnt,éboulemennt,éboulementt,éboulemetn,éboulemment,éboulemnet,éboullement,éboulmeent,ébuolement,éobulement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

béoulement2eboulement1ébboulement1éboluement2ébouelment2ébouleemnt2éboulemennt1éboulementt1
Edit distance from "éboulement"

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 "éboulement"?
"éboulement" is spelled É-B-O-U-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.bul.mɑ̃\.
What does "éboulement" mean?
As a noun, "éboulement" means: Chute d’une chose qui s’éboule ou état d’une chose éboulée.
What words are commonly confused with "éboulement"?
"éboulement" is commonly confused with "écoulement", "écroulement", "écoulements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éboulement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éboulement" is \e.bul.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éboulement" come from?
"éboulement" 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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Using “éboulement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is É-B-O-U-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.bul.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “écoulement” - see the side-by-side comparison. éboulement vs écoulement
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list