libellule
\li.be.lyl\
The verdict
“libellule” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,870. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,870
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insecte au corps mince ou élargi, aux ailes transparentes, nervurées et appartenant à l’ordre des odonates.
Corpus desk
Index FR-libellule · libellule · French
libellule · rank #41,870 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #41,870
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH lone
Nearest frequency peer: lone (+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 « libellule »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- lebon
lebon
58,134 corpus weight
- ler
ler
58,133 corpus weight
- libellule
libellule
58,131 corpus weight
- lone
lone
58,130 corpus weight
- lorde
lorde
58,129 corpus weight
- lore
lore
58,128 corpus weight
What this shows « libellule » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | libellule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.be.lyl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « libellule »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around libellule (IPA \li.be.lyl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,870 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for libellule, with forms such as "ilbellule", "lbiellule", and "libbellule". 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. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is libellule, spelled L-I-B-E-L-L-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Insecte au corps mince ou élargi, aux ailes transparentes, nervurées et appartenant à l’ordre des odonates.
- 2Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how libellule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Partout des gazes blanches ou peintes comme les ailes des plus jolies libellules, des crêpes, des dentelles, des blondes, des tulles variés comme les fantaisies de la nature entomologique, découpés, ondés, dentelés, des fils d’aranéide en or, en argent, des brouillards de soie, des fleurs brodées par les fées ou fleuries par des génies emprisonnés, des pl…
D’azur à la libellule d’or, qui est de Brides-les-Bains → voir illustration « armoiries avec une libellule »
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilbellule
- lbiellule
- libbellule
- libelllue
- libelluel
- libellulle
- libelule
- libelulle
- liblelule
- liebllule
- llibellule
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of libellule - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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