ébranler

\e.bʁɑ̃.le\

/\e.bʁɑ̃.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“ébranler” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,084. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,084
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amener par des secousses une chose à ne plus être dans sa position habituelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ebranler · ébranler · French

ébranler · rank #33,084 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,084
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH zéros

Nearest frequency peer: zéros (-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 « ébranler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ébranler » 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).

ébranler vs étranger
75% similar
ébranler vs étrangler
78% similar
ébranler vs ébranle
88% similar

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

Key facts for ébranler
PropertyValue
Headwordébranler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.bʁɑ̃.le\
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,084
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ébranler »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ébranlerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « zéros » (#33,083), « échauffer » (#33,085), « écus » (#33,086). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « ébranler » est au #33,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ébranler (IPA \e.bʁɑ̃.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,084 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ébranler, with forms such as "béranler", "ebranler", and "ébarnler". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "étranger", "étrangler", "ébranle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ébranler, spelled É-B-R-A-N-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amener par des secousses une chose à ne plus être dans sa position habituelle.
  2. 2
    Émouvoir quelqu’un, faire qu’il soit moins ferme dans la situation d’esprit où il était, dans ses opinions, dans ses résolutions.
  3. 3
    Se mettre en mouvement ; commencer un mouvement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], le chevalier frappa la porte si furieusement de son pied, que les poteaux et les gonds en furent ébranlés.
  2. Au même instant, tout s’évanouit comme par magie, […] l’église trembla comme si, en rentrant dans leur tombe, les morts en ébranlaient les fondements.

This word in other languages

shake(English)estremecer(Español)erschüttern(Deutsch)sacudir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • béranler
  • ebranler
  • ébarnler
  • ébbranler
  • ébralner
  • ébranelr
  • ébranlerr
  • ébranller
  • ébranlre
  • ébrannler
  • ébrnaler
  • ébrranler
  • érbanler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ébranler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

béranler2ebranler1ébarnler2ébbranler1ébralner2ébranelr2ébranlerr1ébranller1
Edit distance from "ébranler"

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 "ébranler"?
"ébranler" is spelled É-B-R-A-N-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.bʁɑ̃.le\.
What does "ébranler" mean?
As a verb, "ébranler" means: Amener par des secousses une chose à ne plus être dans sa position habituelle.
What words are commonly confused with "ébranler"?
"ébranler" is commonly confused with "étranger", "étrangler", "ébranle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ébranler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ébranler" is \e.bʁɑ̃.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ébranler" come from?
"ébranler" 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 "ébranler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

énoncées#33,087évacuées#33,092votation#33,073accolade#33,097

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

viticoles13 variantsvirulence13 variantsarticulée13 variantsbalancier13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list