lobbying

\lɔ.bi.iŋ\

/\lɔ.bi.iŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“lobbying” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,897
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables ou une influence favorable sur des décisions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lobbying · lobbying · French

lobbying · rank #19,897 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,897
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lives

Nearest frequency peer: lives (-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 « lobbying »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lobbying » 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 lobbying
PropertyValue
Headwordlobbying
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.bi.iŋ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,897
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lobbying »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lobbyingse 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 « lives » (#19,896), « locatif » (#19,898), « lil » (#19,895). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lobbying » est au #19,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lobbying (IPA \lɔ.bi.iŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,897 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables ou une influence favorable sur des décisions.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lobbying, with forms such as "lbobying", "llobbying", and "lobbiyng". 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is lobbying, spelled L-O-B-B-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables ou une influence favorable sur des décisions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. M. de Carolis a dénoncé "le lobbying choquant et indécent" de TF1 et M6 auprès des élus et s'est dit "déterminé à fond la caisse" pour renforcer le groupe France Télévisions.
  2. Tiens, tiens… 53 amendements concernant les chambres de commerce et d’industrie (CCI), bien connues pour recourir au lobbying parlementaire sur les sujets leur tenant à cœur…

Synonyms

lobbyismelobbysmeinfluençagemanœuvres de couloirtravail d’influence

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lbobying
  • llobbying
  • lobbiyng
  • lobbyign
  • lobbyingg
  • lobbyinng
  • lobbynig
  • lobbyying
  • lobybing
  • lobying
  • olbbying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lobbying - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lbobying2llobbying1lobbiyng2lobbyign2lobbyingg1lobbyinng1lobbynig2lobbyying1
Edit distance from "lobbying"

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 "lobbying"?
"lobbying" is spelled L-O-B-B-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.bi.iŋ\.
What does "lobbying" mean?
As a noun, "lobbying" means: Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables ou une influence favorable sur des décisions.
What are common misspellings of "lobbying"?
Common misspellings include "lbobying", "llobbying", "lobbiyng", "lobbyign", "lobbyingg". The correct spelling is "lobbying".
How do you pronounce "lobbying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lobbying" is \lɔ.bi.iŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lobbying" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lobbying", 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