ébrécher
\e.bʁe.ʃe\
The verdict
“ébrécher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endommager par une ou plusieurs brèches un instrument tranchant, un ustensile friable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ebrecher · ébrécher · French
ébrécher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | ébrécher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.bʁe.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ébrécher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ébrécher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.bʁe.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ébrécher has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ébrécher, spelled É-B-R-É-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Endommager par une ou plusieurs brèches un instrument tranchant, un ustensile friable.
- 2Détruire partiellement.
- 3Diminuer, en parlant de la fortune.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ébrécher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A quoi reconnaît-on un loulou ? A son allure, à la fois arrogante et fuyante ; à sa gueule plus ou moins cassée, dents de devant ébréchées par les coups ; et à ses tatouages...
Ébrécher un couteau, un rasoir.
This word in other languages
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.