ember

Name: ember, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\

/\ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ember” is uncommon French (frequency #90,688 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,688
frequency rank, French: 201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Braise.

Key facts for ember
Property	Value
Headword	ember
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#90,688
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ember” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ember lands here:

#90,688

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ember is uncommon French at frequency #90,688 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Braise.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ember, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ember, spelled E-M-B-E-R.

Definition

1
Braise.

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 "ember"?

"ember" is spelled E-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\.

What does "ember" mean?

As a noun, "ember" means: Braise.

How do you pronounce "ember"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ember" is \ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ember" come from?

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Using “ember”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is E-M-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ˈɛm.bə(ɹ)\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.