emballant

\ɑ̃.ba.lɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.ba.lɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“emballant” is uncommon French (frequency #92,691 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,691
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est intéressant, excitant, attrayant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emballant · emballant · French

emballant · rank #92,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,691
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH emmenèrent

Nearest frequency peer: emmenèrent (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « emballant »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « emballant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emballant
PropertyValue
Headwordemballant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.ba.lɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « emballant » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.emballanttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « emmenèrent » (#92,692), « enchaînez » (#92,694), « eighties » (#92,687). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « emballant » est au #92,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emballant is uncommon French at frequency #92,691 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.ba.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est intéressant, excitant, attrayant.".

Zero misspellings are on record for emballant in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is emballant, spelled E-M-B-A-L-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est intéressant, excitant, attrayant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Disons enfin que, sous la direction de l'auteur lui-même, le jeune Henri Marteau a, de nouveau, exécuté, aux applaudissements du public, le concerto de violon — pas très « emballant », avouons-le — que lui a dédié M. Théodore Dubois.
  2. … il ne faut pas se surprendre que les citoyens cherchent ailleurs des leaders, des politiciens inspirants, des projets personnels et des orientations emballantes pour la société.

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 "emballant"?
"emballant" is spelled E-M-B-A-L-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ba.lɑ̃\.
What does "emballant" mean?
As an adjective, "emballant" means: Qui est intéressant, excitant, attrayant.
How do you pronounce "emballant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emballant" is \ɑ̃.ba.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emballant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emballant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list