embellissement
\ɑ̃.be.lis.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“embellissement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #34,517 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,517
- frequency rank, French
- 14
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’embellir ou résultat de cette action.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embellissement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.be.lis.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #34,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “embellissement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for embellissement is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.be.lis.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #34,517 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action d’embellir ou résultat de cette action.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for embellissement, with forms such as "ebmellissement", "embbellissement", and "embelilssement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is embellissement, spelled E-M-B-E-L-L-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action d’embellir ou résultat de cette action.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ebmellissement,embbellissement,embelilssement,embelissement,embellisement,embellisesment,embellisseemnt,embellissemennt,embellissementt,embellissemetn,embellissemment,embellissemnet,embellissmeent,embellsisement,emblelissement,emebllissement,emmbellissement,mebellissement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embellissement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “embellissement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-M-B-E-L-L-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.be.lis.mɑ̃\ (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
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.