fablab
\fab.lab\
The verdict
“fablab” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,888
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu ouvert au public où il est mis à sa disposition toutes sortes d’outils pour la conception et la réalisation d’objets.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fablab · fablab · French
fablab · rank #47,888 · 9 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,888
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH extérioriser
Nearest frequency peer: extérioriser (-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 “fablab”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- exploratrice
exploratrice
52,117 corpus weight
- extérioriser
extérioriser
52,114 corpus weight
- fablab
fablab
52,113 corpus weight
- facultatives
facultatives
52,112 corpus weight
- fas
fas
52,111 corpus weight
- faufile
faufile
52,109 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fablab” 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 | fablab |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fab.lab\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #47,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “fablab” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around fablab (IPA \fab.lab\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,888 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lieu ouvert au public où il est mis à sa disposition toutes sortes d’outils pour la conception et la réalisation d’objets.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fablab, with forms such as "afblab", "fabalb", and "fabblab". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fable", "fables", "Fabian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fablab, spelled F-A-B-L-A-B.
Definition
- 1Lieu ouvert au public où il est mis à sa disposition toutes sortes d’outils pour la conception et la réalisation d’objets.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fablab appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le développement des fablabs étant lié à la démocratisation des imprimantes 3D et découpeuses laser, ils permettent de fabriquer rapidement et à faible coût beaucoup de choses.
Là où un hackerspace vise en premier lieu la "bidouille" par le travail collaboratif et le partage de connaissances, un FabLab a une approche plus concrète, plus "appliquée", qui vise à mettre les technologies à la disposition d’usagers non spécialistes.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afblab
- fabalb
- fabblab
- fablabb
- fablba
- fabllab
- falbab
- fbalab
- ffablab
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fablab - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fablab", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fablab". Here's where to go from here.
- "fablab" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "fable". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #47,888 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "F" letter cohort. F–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.