ébrancher
\e.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\
The verdict
“ébrancher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépouiller un arbre d’une partie de ses branches.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ebrancher · ébrancher · French
ébrancher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ébrancher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ébrancher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ébrancher, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ébrancher, spelled É-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dépouiller un arbre d’une partie de ses branches.
- 2Enlever les éléments d'une œuvre qui semblent inutiles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ébrancher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous avions le choix entre la bêche, pour découvrir les racines, la hache pour abattre ou ébrancher et le passe-partout pour scier les billes.
Il commença par tailler une longue perche de frêne, qu’il ébrancha, laissant seulement un bout qui formait crochet.
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.