embête

\ɑ̃.bɛt\

/\ɑ̃.bɛt\/ verb

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The verdict

“embête” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,944. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,944
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embêter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embete · embête · French

embête · rank #17,944 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,944
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH empereurs

Nearest frequency peer: empereurs (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « embête »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « embête » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

embête vs émet
33% similar
embête vs emmène
50% similar
embête vs emblée
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for embête
PropertyValue
Headwordembête
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.bɛt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,944
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « embête »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.embêtese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « empereurs » (#17,945), « dévoué » (#17,942), « empires » (#17,946). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embête » est au #17,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around embête (IPA \ɑ̃.bɛt\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,944 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for embête, with forms such as "ebmête", "embbête", and "embete". 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 also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "émet", "emmène", "emblée", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is embête, spelled E-M-B-Ê-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embêter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embêter.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de embêter.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de embêter.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de embêter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Marika Koroibete ne s’embête pas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmête
  • embbête
  • embete
  • embtêe
  • embêet
  • embêtte
  • emmbête
  • emêbte
  • mebête

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embête - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebmête2embbête1embete1embtêe2embêet2embêtte1emmbête1emêbte2
Edit distance from "embête"

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 "embête"?
"embête" is spelled E-M-B-Ê-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bɛt\.
What does "embête" mean?
As a verb, "embête" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embêter.
What words are commonly confused with "embête"?
"embête" is commonly confused with "émet", "emmène", "emblée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embête"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embête" is \ɑ̃.bɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embête" come from?
"embête" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dévoué#17,942fondue#17,956câlins#17,917hermès#17,971

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Hughes9 variantsLemaire9 variantscadran9 variantsbrunet9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list