embolie

\ɑ̃.bɔ.li\

/\ɑ̃.bɔ.li\/ noun

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The verdict

“embolie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,923. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,923
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obstruction d’un vaisseau sanguin par un caillot formé dans un vaisseau plus grand, ou par une bulle de gaz.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embolie · embolie · French

embolie · rank #35,923 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,923
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eileen

Nearest frequency peer: Eileen (-2 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 « embolie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « embolie » 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).

embolie vs Émilie
57% similar
embolie vs emblée
71% similar
embolie vs emballe
71% similar

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

Key facts for embolie
PropertyValue
Headwordembolie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bɔ.li\
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,923
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « embolie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).emboliese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Eileen » (#35,921), « ems » (#35,925), « encombrants » (#35,926). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embolie » est au #35,923. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around embolie (IPA \ɑ̃.bɔ.li\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,923 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for embolie, with forms such as "ebmolie", "embbolie", and "embloie". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Émilie", "emblée", "emballe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is embolie, spelled E-M-B-O-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obstruction d’un vaisseau sanguin par un caillot formé dans un vaisseau plus grand, ou par une bulle de gaz.
  2. 2
    Formation de bulles d'air dans les trachéides ou les vaisseaux du xylème conduisant à la rupture de la colonne d'eau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’embolie est cause de mort subite.
  2. Mourir d’une embolie.

Synonyms

cavitation

This word in other languages

embolism(English)embolia(Español)Embolie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmolie
  • embbolie
  • embloie
  • emboile
  • embolei
  • embollie
  • emmbolie
  • emoblie
  • mebolie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embolie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ebmolie2embbolie1embloie2emboile2embolei2embollie1emmbolie1emoblie2
Edit distance from "embolie"

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 "embolie"?
"embolie" is spelled E-M-B-O-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bɔ.li\.
What does "embolie" mean?
As a noun, "embolie" means: Obstruction d’un vaisseau sanguin par un caillot formé dans un vaisseau plus grand, ou par une bulle de gaz.
What words are commonly confused with "embolie"?
"embolie" is commonly confused with "Émilie", "emblée", "emballe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embolie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embolie" is \ɑ̃.bɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embolie" come from?
"embolie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

effects#35,918démolis#35,912ferions#35,940fiducie#35,941

Similar misspelling depth

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

finish9 variantsgarner9 variantscrampe9 variantsCortez9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list