Édimbourg
\e.dɛ̃.buʁ\
The verdict
“Édimbourg” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,801
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capitale et Autorité unitaire de l’Écosse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Édimbourg |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \e.dɛ̃.buʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #28,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Édimbourg” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Édimbourg (IPA \e.dɛ̃.buʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,801 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Édimbourg, with forms such as "déimbourg", "edimbourg", and "éddimbourg". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Édimbourg, spelled É-D-I-M-B-O-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1Capitale et Autorité unitaire de l’Écosse.
- 2Le gouvernement de l’Écosse.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- déimbourg
- edimbourg
- éddimbourg
- édibmourg
- édimbbourg
- édimborug
- édimbougr
- édimbourgg
- édimbourrg
- édimbuorg
- édimmbourg
- édimoburg
- édmibourg
- éidmbourg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Édimbourg - 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.
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.
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Using “Édimbourg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-D-I-M-B-O-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.dɛ̃.buʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.