incomber

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.be\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.be\/ verb

The verdict

“incomber” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être imposé à quelqu’un, en parlant d’une charge, d’un devoir, d’une responsabilité qui retombe sur lui.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incomber · incomber · French

incomber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for incomber
PropertyValue
Headwordincomber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.be\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « incomber » en français

incombern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incomber is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

incomber has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is incomber, spelled I-N-C-O-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être imposé à quelqu’un, en parlant d’une charge, d’un devoir, d’une responsabilité qui retombe sur lui.
  2. 2
    Faire porter la responsabilité de (quelque chose).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le cabo­tinage était poussé par Murat jusqu'au grotesque, et les historiens n’ont pas assez remarqué quelle responsabilité incombe à Napoléon dans cette dégénérescence du véritable esprit guerrier.
  2. Les villes de l’intérieur n’étaient protégées que par des murailles en pisé flanquées de tours et de bastions dont l’entretien incombait, en principe, aux habous mais qui tombaient généralement en ruines.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incomber"?
"incomber" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.be\.
What does "incomber" mean?
As a verb, "incomber" means: Être imposé à quelqu’un, en parlant d’une charge, d’un devoir, d’une responsabilité qui retombe sur lui.
How do you pronounce "incomber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incomber" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incomber" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list