lambourde
\lɑ̃.buʁd\
The verdict
“lambourde” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce de bois de charpente qui sert à soutenir un parquet ou les lames d’un plancher.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lambourde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃.buʁd\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lambourde” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lambourde is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɑ̃.buʁd\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lambourde, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lambourde, spelled L-A-M-B-O-U-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1Pièce de bois de charpente qui sert à soutenir un parquet ou les lames d’un plancher.
- 2Poutre qu’on met le long des murs pour soutenir les solives, lorsqu’ils n’entrent pas dans les murs ou ne portent pas sur les poutres.
- 3Rameau fructifère fort et court d'un arbre fruitier, terminé par un bouton.
- 4Dernier lit d’une carrière de pierre.
- 5Dernier lit d’une carrière de pierre.
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.
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Using “lambourde”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-M-B-O-U-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɑ̃.buʁd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.