ébranle

/\e.bʁɑ̃l\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,220

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

ébranle is aFrenchverb. It means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ébranler. Pronounced \e.bʁɑ̃l\. Often confused with érable and étrange.

Key facts for ébranle
PropertyValue
Headwordébranle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.bʁɑ̃l\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,220
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ébranle in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ébranle is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.bʁɑ̃l\. Corpus data places it at rank #43,220 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ébranle, with forms such as "béranle", "ebranle", and "ébarnle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "érable", "étrange", "errance", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is ébranle, spelled É-B-R-A-N-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ébranler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ébranler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de ébranler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de ébranler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de ébranler.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: béranle,ebranle,ébarnle,ébbranle,ébralne,ébranel,ébranlle,ébrannle,ébrnale,ébrranle,érbanle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ébranle

Misspelling Variants of "ébranle"

béranle7ebranle7ébarnle7ébbranle8ébralne7ébranel7ébranlle8ébrannle8
Misspelling Variants of "ébranle"

Frequency rank: #43,220 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ébranle"?
"ébranle" is spelled É-B-R-A-N-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.bʁɑ̃l\.
What does "ébranle" mean?
As a verb, "ébranle" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ébranler.
What words are commonly confused with "ébranle"?
"ébranle" is commonly confused with "érable", "étrange", "errance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ébranle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ébranle" is \e.bʁɑ̃l\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ébranle" come from?
"ébranle" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.