lombaire

\lɔ̃.bɛʁ\

/\lɔ̃.bɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“lombaire” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,584. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,584
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux lombes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lombaire · lombaire · French

lombaire · rank #31,584 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,584
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH looking

Nearest frequency peer: looking (+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 « lombaire »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lombaire » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lombaire vs Lombard
63% similar
lombaire vs Lothaire
63% similar
lombaire vs lombaires
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lombaire
PropertyValue
Headwordlombaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɔ̃.bɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,584
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lombaire »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lombairese 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 « looking » (#31,585), « limitait » (#31,582), « ludo » (#31,586). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lombaire » est au #31,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lombaire (IPA \lɔ̃.bɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,584 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relatif aux lombes.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lombaire, with forms such as "llombaire", "lmobaire", and "lobmaire". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lombard", "Lothaire", "lombaires", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lombaire, spelled L-O-M-B-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux lombes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elles sont orientées principalement sur les régions abdominales, au niveau du plexus solaire, puis cervicodorsales, scapulaires et lombaires.

Synonyms

lombal

This word in other languages

lumbar(English)lumbar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llombaire
  • lmobaire
  • lobmaire
  • lomabire
  • lombaier
  • lombairre
  • lombarie
  • lombbaire
  • lombiare
  • lommbaire
  • olmbaire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lombaire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

llombaire1lmobaire2lobmaire2lomabire2lombaier2lombairre1lombarie2lombbaire1
Edit distance from "lombaire"

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 "lombaire"?
"lombaire" is spelled L-O-M-B-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ̃.bɛʁ\.
What does "lombaire" mean?
As an adjective, "lombaire" means: Relatif aux lombes.
What words are commonly confused with "lombaire"?
"lombaire" is commonly confused with "Lombard", "Lothaire", "lombaires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lombaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lombaire" is \lɔ̃.bɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lombaire" come from?
"lombaire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lombaire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

limitait#31,582Limbourg#31,581mairesse#31,590Lapierre#31,576

Similar misspelling depth

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

manivelle11 variantsMartens11 variantsJoinville11 variantsjoaillerie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list