membre

\mɑ̃bʁ\

/\mɑ̃bʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“membre” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,034 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,034
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie extérieure du corps d’un être humain ou d’un animal, distinguée de toutes les autres par quelque fonction particulière. Note d’usage : Se dit principalement des bras et des jambes ; ne se di...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

membre vs Mère
33% similar
membre vs mètre
50% similar
membre vs meure
67% similar

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

Key facts for membre
PropertyValue
Headwordmembre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃bʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,034
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “membre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). membre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for membre is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɑ̃bʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,034 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for membre, with forms such as "emmbre", "mebmre", and "membbre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Mère", "mètre", "meure", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 membre, spelled M-E-M-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie extérieure du corps d’un être humain ou d’un animal, distinguée de toutes les autres par quelque fonction particulière. Note d’usage : Se dit principalement des bras et des jambes ; ne se dit jamais de la tête.
  2. 2
    Membre viril, pénis.
  3. 3
    Élément d’un groupe humain.
  4. 4
    Chacune des personnes qui composent un corps constitué dans l’État, une société littéraire ou savante, etc.
  5. 5
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  6. 6
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  7. 7
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  8. 8
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  9. 9
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  10. 10
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  11. 11
    Partie distincte d’un tout.
  12. 12
    Meuble représentant une patte animale détachée du corps dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de patte.

This word in other languages

limb(English)miembro(Español)Glied(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emmbre,mebmre,membbre,membrre,memmbre,memrbe,mmebre,mmembre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emmbre2mebmre2membbre1membrre1memmbre1memrbe2mmebre2mmembre1
Edit distance from "membre"

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 "membre"?
"membre" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃bʁ\.
What does "membre" mean?
As a noun, "membre" means: Partie extérieure du corps d’un être humain ou d’un animal, distinguée de toutes les autres par quelque fonction particulière. Note d’usage : Se dit principalement des bras et des jambes ; ne se di...
What words are commonly confused with "membre"?
"membre" is commonly confused with "Mère", "mètre", "meure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "membre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "membre" is \mɑ̃bʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "membre" come from?
"membre" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “membre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɑ̃bʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Mère” - see the side-by-side comparison. membre vs Mère
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list