ensemble
\ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\
The verdict
“ensemble” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #288
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - L’un avec l’autre : les uns avec les autres ; conjointement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ensemble · ensemble · French
ensemble · rank #288 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-CORE #288
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH eau
Nearest frequency peer: eau (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ensemble”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- seulement
seulement
99,716 corpus weight
- site
site
99,715 corpus weight
- eau
eau
99,714 corpus weight
- ensemble
ensemble
99,713 corpus weight
- hommes
hommes
99,712 corpus weight
- petite
petite
99,711 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ensemble” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ensemble |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ensemble” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around ensemble (IPA \ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #288 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ensemble, with forms such as "enesmble", "ennsemble", and "ensebmle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ensembles", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ensemble, spelled E-N-S-E-M-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1L’un avec l’autre : les uns avec les autres ; conjointement.
- 2En couple amoureux.
- 3En même temps, concomitamment, simultanément.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ensemble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le maitre fut de l'avis du serviteur et ils passèrent ensemble de l'autre côté du vaste piédestal de la colonne.
[…], et nous avons été ensemble boire une petite goutte au débit d’à côté ; le pauvre vieux ne déteste pas ça, quoi qu’il n’en ait jamais abusé.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enesmble
- ennsemble
- ensebmle
- ensembble
- ensembel
- ensemblle
- ensemlbe
- ensemmble
- ensmeble
- enssemble
- esnemble
- nesemble
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ensemble - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ensemble", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ensemble". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "ensembles". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #288 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.