embouteillage

\ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ\

/\ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“embouteillage” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,347
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mise en bouteilles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embouteillage · embouteillage · French

embouteillage · rank #26,347 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,347
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH elliptique

Nearest frequency peer: elliptique (-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 « embouteillage »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « embouteillage » 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).

embouteillage vs embouteillages
93% similar

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

Key facts for embouteillage
PropertyValue
Headwordembouteillage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ\
Letters13
Frequency rank#26,347
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « embouteillage »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.embouteillagese 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 « elliptique » (#26,346), « Elbe » (#26,345), « effrayés » (#26,344). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embouteillage » est au #26,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around embouteillage (IPA \ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,347 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for embouteillage, with forms such as "ebmouteillage", "embbouteillage", and "embotueillage". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "embouteillages", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is embouteillage, spelled E-M-B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mise en bouteilles.
  2. 2
    Action d’enfermer une force ennemie dans une impasse, spécialement des vaisseaux dans un port.
  3. 3
    Embarras de circulation qui se produit dans une rue, dans un chemin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’utilisation d’une soutireuse a permis d’augmenter la capacité d’embouteillage de l’usine de production.
  2. Avant d’être sur nos tables, ces bouteilles d’eau vosgiennes sont fabriquées, testées et contrôlées à l'usine d’embouteillage de Contrexéville (Vosges).

Synonyms

blocussiègeblocusbouchon

This word in other languages

bottling(English)embotellado(Español)Blockade(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmouteillage
  • embbouteillage
  • embotueillage
  • embouetillage
  • embouteilage
  • embouteilalge
  • embouteillaeg
  • embouteillagge
  • embouteillgae
  • emboutelilage
  • emboutiellage
  • emboutteillage
  • embuoteillage
  • emmbouteillage
  • emobuteillage
  • mebouteillage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embouteillage - 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.

ebmouteillage2embbouteillage1embotueillage2embouetillage2embouteilage1embouteilalge2embouteillaeg2embouteillagge1
Edit distance from "embouteillage"

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 "embouteillage"?
"embouteillage" is spelled E-M-B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ\.
What does "embouteillage" mean?
As a noun, "embouteillage" means: Mise en bouteilles.
What words are commonly confused with "embouteillage"?
"embouteillage" is commonly confused with "embouteillages". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embouteillage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embouteillage" is \ɑ̃.bu.tɛ.jaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embouteillage" come from?
"embouteillage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

existentielle#26,361confidentiels#26,310chirurgicales#26,296interférences#26,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

engineering16 variantsdominicains16 variantsGalatasaray16 variantsconstatons16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list