iceberg

\is.bɛʁɡ\

/\is.bɛʁɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“iceberg” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,163
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bloc de glace d’eau douce, détaché du front des glaciers polaires ou d’une barrière flottante, dérivant sur l’océan en fondant peu à peu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-iceberg · iceberg · French

iceberg · rank #20,163 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,163
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH hésitant

Nearest frequency peer: hésitant (-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 « iceberg »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « iceberg » 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 iceberg
PropertyValue
Headwordiceberg
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\is.bɛʁɡ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,163
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « iceberg »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.icebergse 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 « hésitant » (#20,162), « idéologies » (#20,164), « hélice » (#20,161). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « iceberg » est au #20,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around iceberg (IPA \is.bɛʁɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,163 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bloc de glace d’eau douce, détaché du front des glaciers polaires ou d’une barrière flottante, dérivant sur l’océan en fondant peu à peu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for iceberg, with forms such as "cieberg", "icbeerg", and "icceberg". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is iceberg, spelled I-C-E-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bloc de glace d’eau douce, détaché du front des glaciers polaires ou d’une barrière flottante, dérivant sur l’océan en fondant peu à peu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. M. Francisque Michel adresse une note sur un appareil destiné à signaler automatiquement la présence autour des navires de blocs de glace flottants ou icebergs… le jour, à moins d'un brouillard intense, les icebergs, frappés par les rayons du soleil, se voient à de grandes distances.
  2. La surface du lac Snure était prise encore. […]. Quelques icebergs en ruine hérissaient sa surface solide, affectant des formes pittoresques du plus étrange effet.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cieberg
  • icbeerg
  • icceberg
  • icebberg
  • icebegr
  • icebergg
  • iceberrg
  • icebreg
  • iceebrg
  • iecberg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iceberg - 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.

cieberg2icbeerg2icceberg1icebberg1icebegr2icebergg1iceberrg1icebreg2
Edit distance from "iceberg"

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 "iceberg"?
"iceberg" is spelled I-C-E-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is \is.bɛʁɡ\.
What does "iceberg" mean?
As a noun, "iceberg" means: Bloc de glace d’eau douce, détaché du front des glaciers polaires ou d’une barrière flottante, dérivant sur l’océan en fondant peu à peu.
What are common misspellings of "iceberg"?
Common misspellings include "cieberg", "icbeerg", "icceberg", "icebberg", "icebegr". The correct spelling is "iceberg".
How do you pronounce "iceberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iceberg" is \is.bɛʁɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iceberg" come from?
"iceberg" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list