Gembloux

\ʒɑ̃.blu\

/\ʒɑ̃.blu\/ name

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The verdict

“Gembloux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,073
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune de la province de Namur de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gembloux · Gembloux · French

Gembloux · rank #45,073 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,073
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gauchisme

Nearest frequency peer: gauchisme (-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 « Gembloux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Gembloux » 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 Gembloux
PropertyValue
HeadwordGembloux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʒɑ̃.blu\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,073
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gembloux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Gemblouxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gauchisme » (#45,072), « gestions » (#45,074), « Giacometti » (#45,075). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gembloux » est au #45,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Gembloux (IPA \ʒɑ̃.blu\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,073 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commune de la province de Namur de la région wallonne de Belgique.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gembloux, with forms such as "egmbloux", "gebmloux", and "gembbloux". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Gembloux, spelled G-E-M-B-L-O-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune de la province de Namur de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La famille Strip-tease a l’agréable douleur de vous faire part de l’achèvement du portrait de Monsieur Van Hoecke, fossoyeur-chef, à l’issue d’un bref tournage, à Gembloux.

Synonyms

Gembloux-sur-Orneau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egmbloux
  • gebmloux
  • gembbloux
  • gemblloux
  • gemblouxx
  • gembloxu
  • gembluox
  • gembolux
  • gemlboux
  • gemmbloux
  • ggembloux
  • gmebloux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gembloux - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egmbloux2gebmloux2gembbloux1gemblloux1gemblouxx1gembloxu2gembluox2gembolux2
Edit distance from "Gembloux"

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 "Gembloux"?
"Gembloux" is spelled G-E-M-B-L-O-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃.blu\.
What does "Gembloux" mean?
As a proper noun, "Gembloux" means: Commune de la province de Namur de la région wallonne de Belgique.
What are common misspellings of "Gembloux"?
Common misspellings include "egmbloux", "gebmloux", "gembbloux", "gemblloux", "gemblouxx". The correct spelling is "Gembloux".
How do you pronounce "Gembloux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gembloux" is \ʒɑ̃.blu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gembloux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gestions#45,074glorifie#45,078fuyaient#45,064granulés#45,083

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Giacometti12 variantsfêtards12 variantsfrustrer12 variantsfromager12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list