embranchement

\ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“embranchement” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,946
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point de rencontre de deux ou de plusieurs chemins.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embranchement · embranchement · French

embranchement · rank #31,946 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,946
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Edmund

Nearest frequency peer: Edmund (-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 « embranchement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « embranchement » 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
Key facts for embranchement
PropertyValue
Headwordembranchement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#31,946
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « embranchement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.embranchementse 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 « Edmund » (#31,945), « Emil » (#31,947), « empiriques » (#31,948). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embranchement » est au #31,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around embranchement (IPA \ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,946 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for embranchement, with forms such as "ebmranchement", "embarnchement", and "embbranchement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is embranchement, spelled E-M-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Point de rencontre de deux ou de plusieurs chemins.
  2. 2
    Point de jonction de deux ou plusieurs voies. Point de rencontre de deux lignes ferroviaires.
  3. 3
    Niveau de classification des êtres vivants, regroupant plusieurs classes présentant des caractères structuraux communs, situé entre la classe et le règne dans la hiérarchie taxinomique. Terme utilisé en classification phylogénétique pour diviser les différents règnes, y compris animal, végétal, fongique et autres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après une demi-heure de marche, elle parvint à une maison située auprès de l’embranchement formé par la rue principale du faubourg et par celle qui mène à la barrière de Pantin.
  2. À l’embranchement des deux voies, il quitta la Grande-Rue pour se jeter dans la rue de Diane, ….

Synonyms

raimcroiséecladedivsionphylum

This word in other languages

branch(English)filo(Español)Abzweigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmranchement
  • embarnchement
  • embbranchement
  • embracnhement
  • embrancchement
  • embrancehment
  • embrancheemnt
  • embranchemennt
  • embranchementt
  • embranchemetn
  • embranchemment
  • embranchemnet
  • embranchhement
  • embranchmeent
  • embranhcement
  • embrannchement
  • embrnachement
  • embrranchement
  • emmbranchement
  • emrbanchement
  • mebranchement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ebmranchement2embarnchement2embbranchement1embracnhement2embrancchement1embrancehment2embrancheemnt2embranchemennt1
Edit distance from "embranchement"

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 "embranchement"?
"embranchement" is spelled E-M-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "embranchement" mean?
As a noun, "embranchement" means: Point de rencontre de deux ou de plusieurs chemins.
What are common misspellings of "embranchement"?
Common misspellings include "ebmranchement", "embarnchement", "embbranchement", "embracnhement", "embrancchement". The correct spelling is "embranchement".
How do you pronounce "embranchement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embranchement" is \ɑ̃.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embranchement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list