malherbe

\ma.lɛʁb\

/\ma.lɛʁb\/ noun

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The verdict

“malherbe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,278
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvaise herbe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-malherbe · malherbe · French

malherbe · rank #24,278 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,278
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH manutention

Nearest frequency peer: manutention (+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 « malherbe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « malherbe » 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 malherbe
PropertyValue
Headwordmalherbe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.lɛʁb\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,278
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « malherbe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.malherbese 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 « manutention » (#24,279), « Ludwig » (#24,276), « marchons » (#24,280). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « malherbe » est au #24,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around malherbe (IPA \ma.lɛʁb\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,278 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for malherbe, with forms such as "amlherbe", "mahlerbe", and "malehrbe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 malherbe, spelled M-A-L-H-E-R-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mauvaise herbe.
  2. 2
    Nom régional de la dentelaire, du garou.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle est également connue sous les noms de sainbois, garou, malherbe ou bois gentil. Ses graines sont toxiques. — (A. Tillier, Des criminelles au village, Presse Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes 2001)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amlherbe
  • mahlerbe
  • malehrbe
  • malhebre
  • malherbbe
  • malhereb
  • malherrbe
  • malhherbe
  • malhrebe
  • mallherbe
  • mlaherbe
  • mmalherbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amlherbe2mahlerbe2malehrbe2malhebre2malherbbe1malhereb2malherrbe1malhherbe1
Edit distance from "malherbe"

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 "malherbe"?
"malherbe" is spelled M-A-L-H-E-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.lɛʁb\.
What does "malherbe" mean?
As a noun, "malherbe" means: Mauvaise herbe.
What are common misspellings of "malherbe"?
Common misspellings include "amlherbe", "mahlerbe", "malehrbe", "malhebre", "malherbbe". The correct spelling is "malherbe".
How do you pronounce "malherbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "malherbe" is \ma.lɛʁb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "malherbe" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

marchons#24,280menteuse#24,282Meredith#24,284lauréate#24,268

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

minutieux12 variantsménagère12 variantsméridien12 variantsperpétue12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list