flamber

\flɑ̃.be\

/\flɑ̃.be\/ verb

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The verdict

“flamber” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,039
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produire de la flamme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flamber · flamber · French

flamber · rank #35,039 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,039
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH flingues

Nearest frequency peer: flingues (+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 « flamber »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « flamber » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flamber vs flame
71% similar
flamber vs flamme
71% similar
flamber vs flâner
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flamber
PropertyValue
Headwordflamber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\flɑ̃.be\
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,039
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « flamber »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).flamberse 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 « flingues » (#35,040), « fez » (#35,037), « Ferrara » (#35,036). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flamber » est au #35,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around flamber (IPA \flɑ̃.be\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,039 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flamber, with forms such as "falmber", "fflamber", and "flabmer". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "flame", "flamme", "flâner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 flamber, spelled F-L-A-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Produire de la flamme.
  2. 2
    Augmenter fortement.
  3. 3
    Se déformer dans une direction perpendiculaire à la force appliquée.
  4. 4
    Passer sur le feu.
  5. 5
    Arroser d’alcool fort une préparation et enflammer cet alcool.
  6. 6
    Dépenser beaucoup d’argent, particulièrement au jeu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle était prochaine, cette catastrophe, car les toits flambaient et les murs n'étaient pas assez solides pour résister longtemps encore à l’action dévorante de ce feu infernal.
  2. Un livre à demi ouvert sur mes genoux croisés, je suis assis devant la cheminée, où flambe le premier feu de la saison.

Synonyms

brûlercramerflammer

This word in other languages

buckle(English)flambieren(Deutsch)arder(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falmber
  • fflamber
  • flabmer
  • flambber
  • flamberr
  • flambre
  • flamebr
  • flammber
  • fllamber
  • flmaber
  • lfamber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flamber - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

falmber2fflamber1flabmer2flambber1flamberr1flambre2flamebr2flammber1
Edit distance from "flamber"

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 "flamber"?
"flamber" is spelled F-L-A-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \flɑ̃.be\.
What does "flamber" mean?
As a verb, "flamber" means: Produire de la flamme.
What words are commonly confused with "flamber"?
"flamber" is commonly confused with "flame", "flamme", "flâner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flamber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flamber" is \flɑ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flamber" come from?
"flamber" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ferrara#35,036formera#35,044friture#35,048Galileo#35,056

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Euphrate11 variantsfuselage11 variantsenverrait11 variantsGonzague11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list