funèbre

/\fy.nɛbʁ\/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,759

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

funèbre is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui a rapport aux funérailles. Pronounced \fy.nɛbʁ\. Often confused with funeste and funèbres.

Key facts for funèbre
PropertyValue
Headwordfunèbre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\fy.nɛbʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,759
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of funèbre in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for funèbre is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fy.nɛbʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,759 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for funèbre, with forms such as "ffunèbre", "fnuèbre", and "funbère". 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, "funeste", "funèbres", "fenêtre", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is funèbre, spelled F-U-N-È-B-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a rapport aux funérailles.
  2. 2
    Qui est lugubre ; qui éveille l’idée de la mort.
  3. 3
    Qualifie certains oiseaux nocturnes, dont le cri a quelque chose de sinistre.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffunèbre,fnuèbre,funbère,funebre,funnèbre,funèbbre,funèber,funèbrre,funèrbe,fuènbre,ufnèbre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for funèbre

Misspelling Variants of "funèbre"

ffunèbre8fnuèbre7funbère7funebre7funnèbre8funèbbre8funèber7funèbrre8
Misspelling Variants of "funèbre"

Frequency rank: #18,759 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "funèbre"?
"funèbre" is spelled F-U-N-È-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fy.nɛbʁ\.
What does "funèbre" mean?
As an adj, "funèbre" means: Qui a rapport aux funérailles.
What words are commonly confused with "funèbre"?
"funèbre" is commonly confused with "funeste", "funèbres", "fenêtre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "funèbre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funèbre" is \fy.nɛbʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "funèbre" come from?
"funèbre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.