kebbé

\kɛ(b).be\

/\kɛ(b).be\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plat de la cuisine orientale, se présentant sous forme de boulettes composées de viande et de boulgour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kebbe · kebbé · French

kebbé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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 kebbé
PropertyValue
Headwordkebbé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɛ(b).be\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kebbé » en français

kebbéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kebbé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛ(b).be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plat de la cuisine orientale, se présentant sous forme de boulettes composées de viande et de boulgour.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kebbé, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kebbé, spelled K-E-B-B-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plat de la cuisine orientale, se présentant sous forme de boulettes composées de viande et de boulgour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils se mesuraient ainsi, […] à qui engloutirait à lui seul […] un plateau entier de kebbé, un plateau large comme des bras ouverts.
  2. Wood mentionne un cou d’agneau farci, et fait l’éloge d’un « kebbé à la bergamote », ce qui résulte très certainement d’une confusion, car s’il existe bien une viande pilée aux oranges amères, la bergamote est inconnue dans la cuisine de la Montagne.

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 "kebbé"?
"kebbé" is spelled K-E-B-B-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛ(b).be\.
What does "kebbé" mean?
As a noun, "kebbé" means: Plat de la cuisine orientale, se présentant sous forme de boulettes composées de viande et de boulgour.
How do you pronounce "kebbé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kebbé" is \kɛ(b).be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kebbé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list