lambeaux

\lɑ̃.bo\

/\lɑ̃.bo\/ noun

The verdict

“lambeaux” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,020
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lambeau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lambeaux · lambeaux · French

lambeaux · rank #29,020 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,020
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laideur

Nearest frequency peer: laideur (-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 « lambeaux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lambeaux » 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 lambeaux
PropertyValue
Headwordlambeaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.bo\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,020
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lambeaux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lambeauxse 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 « laideur » (#29,019), « ladies » (#29,018), « lip » (#29,022). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lambeaux » est au #29,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lambeaux (IPA \lɑ̃.bo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,020 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lambeau.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lambeaux, with forms such as "almbeaux", "labmeaux", and "lambaeux". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lambeaux, spelled L-A-M-B-E-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lambeau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Leur rustique n’est pas contradictoire avec le goût du mot précieux comme une truffe, du terme rare à déchrysalider, des masques à arracher — avec des lambeaux du réel — au sens obscur.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almbeaux
  • labmeaux
  • lambaeux
  • lambbeaux
  • lambeauxx
  • lambeaxu
  • lambeuax
  • lamebaux
  • lammbeaux
  • llambeaux
  • lmabeaux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

almbeaux2labmeaux2lambaeux2lambbeaux1lambeauxx1lambeaxu2lambeuax2lamebaux2
Edit distance from "lambeaux"

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 "lambeaux"?
"lambeaux" is spelled L-A-M-B-E-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.bo\.
What does "lambeaux" mean?
As a noun, "lambeaux" means: Pluriel de lambeau.
What are common misspellings of "lambeaux"?
Common misspellings include "almbeaux", "labmeaux", "lambaeux", "lambbeaux", "lambeauxx". The correct spelling is "lambeaux".
How do you pronounce "lambeaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lambeaux" is \lɑ̃.bo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lambeaux" come from?
"lambeaux" 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 "lambeaux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list