imbu

\ɛ̃.by\

/\ɛ̃.by\/ adj

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The verdict

“imbu” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,104
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est pénétré d’une idée, d’un sentiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imbu · imbu · French

imbu · rank #45,104 · 5 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,104
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hut

Nearest frequency peer: Hut (-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 « imbu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « imbu » 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).

imbu vs iu
50% similar
imbu vs imp
50% similar
imbu vs IMC
0% similar

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

Key facts for imbu
PropertyValue
Headwordimbu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.by\
Letters4
Frequency rank#45,104
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imbu »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.imbuse 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 « Hut » (#45,103), « immune » (#45,105), « huard » (#45,102). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imbu » est au #45,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around imbu (IPA \ɛ̃.by\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,104 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est pénétré d’une idée, d’un sentiment.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for imbu, with forms such as "ibmu", "imbbu", and "immbu". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "iu", "imp", "IMC", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is imbu, spelled I-M-B-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est pénétré d’une idée, d’un sentiment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chacun d'eux doit en être imbu dès l'enfance, et il n'y a peut-être pas un autre exemple d'une morale qui soit à la fois l'objet constant de la science et la base officielle de la politique.
  2. […]; vous voyez dans toutes les œuvres qui l'ont remplie le sentiment de la force et de la grandeur héroïque. L'artiste est imbu : il ne songe pas à autre chose.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ibmu
  • imbbu
  • immbu
  • imub
  • mibu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ibmu2imbbu1immbu1imub2mibu2
Edit distance from "imbu"

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 "imbu"?
"imbu" is spelled I-M-B-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.by\.
What does "imbu" mean?
As an adjective, "imbu" means: Qui est pénétré d’une idée, d’un sentiment.
What words are commonly confused with "imbu"?
"imbu" is commonly confused with "iu", "imp", "IMC". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imbu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imbu" is \ɛ̃.by\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imbu" come from?
"imbu" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gégé#45,091FTTH#45,063mami#45,158fare#45,039

Similar misspelling depth

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

graff5 variantsFries5 variantsmodi5 variantsdota5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list