meuble

/\mœbl\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,741

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

meuble is aFrenchnoun. It means: Objet qui garnit, qui orne une chambre, un appartement, une maison; surtout un objet d'une taille assez importante qui sert une fonction, tel un lit, un canapé, une table, etc. Pronounced \mœbl\. Often confused with mule and moule.

Key facts for meuble
PropertyValue
Headwordmeuble
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mœbl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,741
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of meuble in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for meuble is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mœbl\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,741 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 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 meuble, with forms such as "emuble", "mebule", and "meubble". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "mule", "moule", "Meuse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is meuble, spelled M-E-U-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet qui garnit, qui orne une chambre, un appartement, une maison; surtout un objet d'une taille assez importante qui sert une fonction, tel un lit, un canapé, une table, etc.
  2. 2
    Toute la garniture d’un appartement, d’une chambre, d’un cabinet, etc., comme tapisseries, lits, sièges, etc., principalement lorsqu’elle est assortie pour les formes et pour les couleurs.
  3. 3
    Bien qui n'est pas immobilier.
  4. 4
    Figure diverse (objet, végétal, animal, humain, monstre...) ajoutée sur les émaux et les métaux du champ de l'écu, s’opposant aux pièces (figures géométriques).
  5. 5
    Figure diverse ajoutée sur le fond d'un drapeau.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emuble,mebule,meubble,meubel,meublle,meulbe,mmeuble,mueble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for meuble

Misspelling Variants of "meuble"

emuble6mebule6meubble7meubel6meublle7meulbe6mmeuble7mueble6
Misspelling Variants of "meuble"

Frequency rank: #10,741 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meuble"?
"meuble" is spelled M-E-U-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mœbl\.
What does "meuble" mean?
As a noun, "meuble" means: Objet qui garnit, qui orne une chambre, un appartement, une maison; surtout un objet d'une taille assez importante qui sert une fonction, tel un lit, un canapé, une table, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "meuble"?
"meuble" is commonly confused with "mule", "moule", "Meuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meuble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meuble" is \mœbl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meuble" come from?
"meuble" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.