embrun

\ɑ̃.bʁœ̃\

/\ɑ̃.bʁœ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“embrun” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,268. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,268
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluie fine que forme ou que projette la vague en déferlant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embrun · embrun · French

embrun · rank #38,268 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,268
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH embrassait

Nearest frequency peer: embrassait (-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 « embrun »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « embrun » 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).

embrun vs emprunt
71% similar
embrun vs embryon
71% similar

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

Key facts for embrun
PropertyValue
Headwordembrun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bʁœ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,268
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « embrun »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).embrunse 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 « embrassait » (#38,267), « emplettes » (#38,269), « embarquez » (#38,266). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embrun » est au #38,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around embrun (IPA \ɑ̃.bʁœ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,268 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for embrun, with forms such as "ebmrun", "embbrun", and "embrnu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "emprunt", "embryon", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is embrun, spelled E-M-B-R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluie fine que forme ou que projette la vague en déferlant.
  2. 2
    Crachin, fine pluie de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jasper Hobson regarda à travers les embruns qui passaient au-dessus de lui comme des nappes liquides.
  2. Il fallait le voir, debout à la barre, sa figure sombre frappée par les embruns, enlever sa chaloupe qui se cabrait sur la houle.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmrun
  • embbrun
  • embrnu
  • embrrun
  • embrunn
  • emburn
  • emmbrun
  • emrbun
  • mebrun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embrun - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebmrun2embbrun1embrnu2embrrun1embrunn1emburn2emmbrun1emrbun2
Edit distance from "embrun"

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 "embrun"?
"embrun" is spelled E-M-B-R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bʁœ̃\.
What does "embrun" mean?
As a noun, "embrun" means: Pluie fine que forme ou que projette la vague en déferlant.
What words are commonly confused with "embrun"?
"embrun" is commonly confused with "emprunt", "embryon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embrun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embrun" is \ɑ̃.bʁœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embrun" come from?
"embrun" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list