embouchures

\ɑ̃.bu.ʃyʁ\

/\ɑ̃.bu.ʃyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“embouchures” is uncommon French (frequency #86,666 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,666
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de embouchure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embouchures · embouchures · French

embouchures · rank #86,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,666
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH elli

Nearest frequency peer: elli (-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 « embouchures »

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 « embouchures » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embouchures
PropertyValue
Headwordembouchures
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bu.ʃyʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « embouchures » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).embouchurestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « elli » (#86,665), « embouts » (#86,667), « emmêlent » (#86,668). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embouchures » est au #86,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embouchures is uncommon French at frequency #86,666 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.bu.ʃyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de embouchure.".

embouchures has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is embouchures, spelled E-M-B-O-U-C-H-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de embouchure.

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 "embouchures"?
"embouchures" is spelled E-M-B-O-U-C-H-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bu.ʃyʁ\.
What does "embouchures" mean?
As a noun, "embouchures" means: Pluriel de embouchure.
How do you pronounce "embouchures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embouchures" is \ɑ̃.bu.ʃyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embouchures" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list