euphorbe
\ø.fɔʁb\
The verdict
“euphorbe” is uncommon French (frequency #90,700 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,700
- frequency rank, French
- 201,161
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quelqu’une plante d'une des très nombreuses espèces du genre Euphorbe, le type de la famille des Euphorbiacées, une plante herbacée, ligneuse ou succulente à suc laiteux, âcre, corrosif et toxique,...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | euphorbe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ø.fɔʁb\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #90,700 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “euphorbe” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
euphorbe is uncommon French at frequency #90,700 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ø.fɔʁb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quelqu’une plante d'une des très nombreuses espèces du genre Euphorbe, le type de la famille des Euphorbiacées, une plante herbacée, ligneuse ou succulente à suc laiteux, âcre, corrosif et toxique,...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for euphorbe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is euphorbe, spelled E-U-P-H-O-R-B-E.
Definition
- 1Quelqu’une plante d'une des très nombreuses espèces du genre Euphorbe, le type de la famille des Euphorbiacées, une plante herbacée, ligneuse ou succulente à suc laiteux, âcre, corrosif et toxique, qui a une floraison en ombelles portant à leur sommet des inflorescences appelées cyathes, composées de deux bractées, de fleurs monoïques et de glandes nectarifères, et avec des fruits qui sont des capsules globuleuses.
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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 “euphorbe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-U-P-H-O-R-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.