mandibule

\mɑ̃.di.byl\

/\mɑ̃.di.byl\/ noun

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The verdict

“mandibule” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,159
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Os de la mâchoire inférieure, impaire et symétrique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mandibule · mandibule · French

mandibule · rank #45,159 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,159
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mami

Nearest frequency peer: mami (-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 « mandibule »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mandibule » 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).

mandibule vs manipule
78% similar

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

Key facts for mandibule
PropertyValue
Headwordmandibule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃.di.byl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,159
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mandibule »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mandibulese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mami » (#45,158), « manifestés » (#45,160), « machisme » (#45,157). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mandibule » est au #45,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mandibule (IPA \mɑ̃.di.byl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,159 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mandibule, with forms such as "amndibule", "madnibule", and "mandbiule". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "manipule", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mandibule, spelled M-A-N-D-I-B-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Os de la mâchoire inférieure, impaire et symétrique.
  2. 2
    Mâchoire humaine et surtout la mâchoire inférieure. (S’emploie surtout au pluriel).
  3. 3
    Chacune des deux parties qui forment le bec des oiseaux.
  4. 4
    Parties saillantes des pièces buccales chez les arthropodes, situées au-dessus des mâchoires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Désigné dans le catalogue de fouilles sous le nom de «LD 350-1», le fossile de Ledi-Geraru correspond à la partie gauche de la mandibule d’un individu adulte.
  2. Fracasser les mandibules.

This word in other languages

mandible(English)mandíbula(Español)Unterkiefer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amndibule
  • madnibule
  • mandbiule
  • manddibule
  • mandibbule
  • mandiblue
  • mandibuel
  • mandibulle
  • mandiuble
  • manidbule
  • manndibule
  • mmandibule
  • mnadibule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mandibule - 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.

amndibule2madnibule2mandbiule2manddibule1mandibbule1mandiblue2mandibuel2mandibulle1
Edit distance from "mandibule"

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 "mandibule"?
"mandibule" is spelled M-A-N-D-I-B-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃.di.byl\.
What does "mandibule" mean?
As a noun, "mandibule" means: Os de la mâchoire inférieure, impaire et symétrique.
What words are commonly confused with "mandibule"?
"mandibule" is commonly confused with "manipule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mandibule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mandibule" is \mɑ̃.di.byl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mandibule" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mensonger#45,169mobylette#45,174monolithe#45,176jalousies#45,125

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

maquilleuse13 variantslabellisés13 variantsniaiseries13 variantspionnières13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list