embrasser

/\ɑ̃.bʁa.se\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,753

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

embrasser is aFrenchverb. It means: Serrer, étreindre avec les deux bras. Pronounced \ɑ̃.bʁa.se\. It ranks #5,753 in French word frequency. Often confused with embrassez and embrase.

Key facts for embrasser
PropertyValue
Headwordembrasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.bʁa.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,753
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of embrasser in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for embrasser is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.bʁa.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,753 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for embrasser, with forms such as "ebmrasser", "embarsser", and "embbrasser". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "embrassez", "embrase", "embrasse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is embrasser, spelled E-M-B-R-A-S-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Serrer, étreindre avec les deux bras.
  2. 2
    Entourer, contourner.
  3. 3
    Contenir quelque chose dans toute son étendue.
  4. 4
    Saisir par le regard, par la pensée quelque chose dans toute son étendue.
  5. 5
    Serrer avec les cuisses son cheval pour être plus ferme.
  6. 6
    S’attacher à quelque chose par choix, par préférence.
  7. 7
    Serrer quelqu’un entre ses bras et lui donner un baiser.
  8. 8
    Donner un ou des baisers à quelqu’un.
  9. 9
    Accepter une idée, adhérer à un concept.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ebmrasser,embarsser,embbrasser,embraser,embrasesr,embrasserr,embrassre,embrrasser,embrsaser,emmbrasser,emrbasser,mebrasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for embrasser

Misspelling Variants of "embrasser"

ebmrasser9embarsser9embbrasser10embraser8embrasesr9embrasserr10embrassre9embrrasser10
Misspelling Variants of "embrasser"

Frequency rank: #5,753 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "embrasser"?
"embrasser" is spelled E-M-B-R-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bʁa.se\.
What does "embrasser" mean?
As a verb, "embrasser" means: Serrer, étreindre avec les deux bras.
What words are commonly confused with "embrasser"?
"embrasser" is commonly confused with "embrassez", "embrase", "embrasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embrasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embrasser" is \ɑ̃.bʁa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embrasser" come from?
"embrasser" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.