embuscade

\ɑ̃.bys.kad\

/\ɑ̃.bys.kad\/ noun

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The verdict

“embuscade” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,869
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troupe de gens armés qui se cachent pour surprendre les ennemis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-embuscade · embuscade · French

embuscade · rank #15,869 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,869
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH edge

Nearest frequency peer: edge (-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 « embuscade »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « embuscade » 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 embuscade
PropertyValue
Headwordembuscade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.bys.kad\
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,869
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « embuscade »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).embuscadese 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 « edge » (#15,868), « enchanté » (#15,870), « ENS » (#15,871). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « embuscade » est au #15,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around embuscade (IPA \ɑ̃.bys.kad\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,869 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for embuscade, with forms such as "ebmuscade", "embbuscade", and "embsucade". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is embuscade, spelled E-M-B-U-S-C-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troupe de gens armés qui se cachent pour surprendre les ennemis.
  2. 2
    Manœuvre de surprise militaire ou endroit dans lequel on la dresse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un pays de montagnes se passe plus facilement de cavalerie qu’un autre. Il ne s’agit pas de grandes batailles rangées, mais d’embuscades, de petits combats.
  2. Pour que les Comanches n’eussent pas pris plus de soin, il fallait qu’ils se crussent bien forts, ou bien qu’ils eussent préparé une embuscade dans laquelle ils espéraient faire tomber leurs trop confiants ennemis.

This word in other languages

ambush(English)emboscada(Español)Hinterhalt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmuscade
  • embbuscade
  • embsucade
  • embucsade
  • embusacde
  • embuscadde
  • embuscaed
  • embusccade
  • embuscdae
  • embusscade
  • emmbuscade
  • emubscade
  • mebuscade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ebmuscade2embbuscade1embsucade2embucsade2embusacde2embuscadde1embuscaed2embusccade1
Edit distance from "embuscade"

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 "embuscade"?
"embuscade" is spelled E-M-B-U-S-C-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.bys.kad\.
What does "embuscade" mean?
As a noun, "embuscade" means: Troupe de gens armés qui se cachent pour surprendre les ennemis.
What are common misspellings of "embuscade"?
Common misspellings include "ebmuscade", "embbuscade", "embsucade", "embucsade", "embusacde". The correct spelling is "embuscade".
How do you pronounce "embuscade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embuscade" is \ɑ̃.bys.kad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embuscade" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fractures#15,883distraire#15,853dissuader#15,851disparues#15,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

enchanté13 variantsdépendra13 variantscraignait13 variantsimposante13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list