fibule
\fi.byl\
The verdict
“fibule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agrafe dont se servaient les anciens pour retenir les extrémités d’un vêtement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fibule · fibule · French
fibule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fibule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.byl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fibule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fibule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fi.byl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agrafe dont se servaient les anciens pour retenir les extrémités d’un vêtement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fibule, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fibule, spelled F-I-B-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Agrafe dont se servaient les anciens pour retenir les extrémités d’un vêtement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fibule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… la tombe renfermait une belle fibule cruciforme en or, similaire à celle que portaient les hauts fonctionnaires romains.
Une fibule de Nauheim en bronze, complète et fermée, a été découverte dans le comblement du négatif du poteau P9.
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.