ébrasement

\e.bʁa.zmɑ̃\

/\e.bʁa.zmɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“ébrasement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’ébraser

Corpus desk

Index FR-ebrasement · ébrasement · French

ébrasement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for ébrasement
PropertyValue
Headwordébrasement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.bʁa.zmɑ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ébrasement » en français

ébrasementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ébrasement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.bʁa.zmɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ébrasement in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ébrasement, spelled É-B-R-A-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’ébraser
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Évasement de l’embrasure d'une porte ou d'une fenêtre, généralement cet évasement se fait de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur.
  4. 4
    Partie droite ou de biais d'une baie de porte ou de fenêtre se trouvant dans l'épaisseur du mur ou de la paroi. Réfère aussi aux pièces de menuiserie posées à cet endroit. L'ébrasement est le point de fixation du chambranle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette fenêtre est élevée au-dessus du plancher intérieur, et la disposition du plafond qui fermait l’ébrasement est telle, que les projectiles lancés du dehors ne pouvaient pénétrer dans la salle.
  2. Les dallages de marbre ne durèrent, ne furent conservés que dans les ébrasements des fenêtres, dans les plinthes et les cimaises.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ébrasement"?
"ébrasement" is spelled É-B-R-A-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.bʁa.zmɑ̃\.
What does "ébrasement" mean?
As a noun, "ébrasement" means: Action d’ébraser
How do you pronounce "ébrasement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ébrasement" is \e.bʁa.zmɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ébrasement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list