embusquer
\ɑ̃.bys.ke\
The verdict
“embusquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre en embuscade.
Corpus desk
Index FR-embusquer · embusquer · French
embusquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embusquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.bys.ke\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « embusquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
embusquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.bys.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embusquer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is embusquer, spelled E-M-B-U-S-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre en embuscade.
- 2Se mettre en embuscade.
- 3Parvenir à se dérober aux plus dures exigences du service militaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how embusquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il embusqua une partie de sa troupe dans un bois voisin.
Nous les trouvâmes embusqués derrière un rocher.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.