Excalibur

\ɛks.ka.li.byʁ\

/\ɛks.ka.li.byʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Excalibur” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,597
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épée mythique du roi Arthur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-excalibur · Excalibur · French

Excalibur · rank #45,597 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,597
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH evening

Nearest frequency peer: evening (-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 « Excalibur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Excalibur » 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 Excalibur
PropertyValue
HeadwordExcalibur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ɛks.ka.li.byʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,597
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Excalibur »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Excaliburse 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 « evening » (#45,596), « excentré » (#45,598), « excommunié » (#45,599). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « Excalibur » est au #45,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Excalibur (IPA \ɛks.ka.li.byʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,597 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Épée mythique du roi Arthur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Excalibur, with forms such as "ecxalibur", "exaclibur", and "excailbur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Excalibur, spelled E-X-C-A-L-I-B-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épée mythique du roi Arthur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’est alors qu’Arthur, sentant sa dernière heure venue, ordonne à sir Bedivère de prendre sa fidèle épée Excalibur et d’aller la jeter au plus profond du lac puis de venir lui rapporter ce qu’il aura vu. […] et au moment où il lance l’épée dans le lac, une main s’élève au dessus de l’eau, saisit Excalibur, l’agite trois fois et disparaît avec l’arme merve…

This word in other languages

Excalibur(English)Excalibur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecxalibur
  • exaclibur
  • excailbur
  • excalbiur
  • excalibbur
  • excalibru
  • excaliburr
  • excaliubr
  • excallibur
  • exccalibur
  • exclaibur
  • exxcalibur
  • xecalibur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Excalibur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecxalibur2exaclibur2excailbur2excalbiur2excalibbur1excalibru2excaliburr1excaliubr2
Edit distance from "Excalibur"

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 "Excalibur"?
"Excalibur" is spelled E-X-C-A-L-I-B-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.ka.li.byʁ\.
What does "Excalibur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Excalibur" means: Épée mythique du roi Arthur.
What are common misspellings of "Excalibur"?
Common misspellings include "ecxalibur", "exaclibur", "excailbur", "excalbiur", "excalibbur". The correct spelling is "Excalibur".
How do you pronounce "Excalibur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Excalibur" is \ɛks.ka.li.byʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Excalibur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

essouffle#45,592falsifier#45,607enracinée#45,585engloutie#45,583

Similar misspelling depth

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

excentré13 variantsexcommunié13 variantsdécollent13 variantsféodalité13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list