embraye
\ɑ̃.bʁɛj\
The verdict
“embraye” is uncommon French (frequency #84,753 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,753
- frequency rank, French
- 201,161
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embrayer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embraye |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.bʁɛj\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “embraye” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
embraye is uncommon French at frequency #84,753 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.bʁɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
embraye doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is embraye, spelled E-M-B-R-A-Y-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embrayer.
- 2Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de embrayer.
- 3Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de embrayer.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de embrayer.
- 5Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de embrayer.
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.
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Using “embraye”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-M-B-R-A-Y-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.bʁɛj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.