ébranler

/\e.bʁɑ̃.le\/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,084

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

ébranler is aFrenchverb. It means: Amener par des secousses une chose à ne plus être dans sa position habituelle. Pronounced \e.bʁɑ̃.le\. Often confused with étranger and étrangler.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ébranler is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.bʁɑ̃.le\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,084 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ébranler, with forms such as "béranler", "ebranler", and "ébarnler". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "étranger", "étrangler", "ébranle", 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 ébranler, spelled É-B-R-A-N-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: béranler,ebranler,ébarnler,ébbranler,ébralner,ébranelr,ébranlerr,ébranller,ébranlre,ébrannler,ébrnaler,ébrranler,érbanler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ébranler

Misspelling Variants of "ébranler"

béranler8ebranler8ébarnler8ébbranler9ébralner8ébranelr8ébranlerr9ébranller9
Misspelling Variants of "ébranler"

Frequency rank: #33,084 in French

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 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.