plomber

\plɔ̃.be\

/\plɔ̃.be\/ verb

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The verdict

“plomber” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,103
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre, attacher, appliquer du plomb à quelque chose, en quelque lieu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-plomber · plomber · French

plomber · rank #36,103 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,103
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pleyel

Nearest frequency peer: Pleyel (-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 « plomber »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plomber » 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).

plomber vs plombs
71% similar
plomber vs pomper
71% similar
plomber vs plonger
71% similar

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

Key facts for plomber
PropertyValue
Headwordplomber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\plɔ̃.be\
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,103
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plomber »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).plomberse 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 « Pleyel » (#36,102), « polémiste » (#36,104), « plaignez » (#36,101). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plomber » est au #36,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around plomber (IPA \plɔ̃.be\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,103 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for plomber, with forms such as "lpomber", "pllomber", and "plmober". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "plombs", "pomper", "plonger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is plomber, spelled P-L-O-M-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre, attacher, appliquer du plomb à quelque chose, en quelque lieu.
  2. 2
    Vernir avec du plomb, en parlant de la vaisselle de terre.
  3. 3
    Remplir la cavité d’une dent cariée avec du plomb, un amalgame ou une autre substance métallique.
  4. 4
    Tirer un coup de feu sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
  5. 5
    Appliquer un petit sceau de plomb sur des ballots, des caisses, etc., pour marquer qu’ils ont payé les droits, ou pour empêcher qu’ils ne soient ouverts.
  6. 6
    Presser, battre, fouler des terres pour les affermir et afin qu’elles s’affaissent moins.
  7. 7
    Infliger une maladie, en particulier sexuellement transmissible
  8. 8
    Alourdir.
  9. 9
    Peser lourdement sur quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Entamer la bonne marche, le développement d’un projet.
  11. 11
    Entamer la réputation de quelqu’un.
  12. 12
    Se refermer, comme scellé par des plombs.
  13. 13
    Être à la verticale ; surplomber.
  14. 14
    Jeter sa boule très haut (en cloche) de telle manière que, retombant à terre, elle s’immobilise très vite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plomber des filets pour qu’ils descendent au fond de l’eau.
  2. Plomber les faîtes, les arêtiers d’un toit couvert d’ardoise.

Synonyms

grevercompromettre

This word in other languages

plombieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpomber
  • pllomber
  • plmober
  • plobmer
  • plombber
  • plomberr
  • plombre
  • plomebr
  • plommber
  • polmber
  • pplomber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpomber2pllomber1plmober2plobmer2plombber1plomberr1plombre2plomebr2
Edit distance from "plomber"

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 "plomber"?
"plomber" is spelled P-L-O-M-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \plɔ̃.be\.
What does "plomber" mean?
As a verb, "plomber" means: Mettre, attacher, appliquer du plomb à quelque chose, en quelque lieu.
What words are commonly confused with "plomber"?
"plomber" is commonly confused with "plombs", "pomper", "plonger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plomber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plomber" is \plɔ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plomber" come from?
"plomber" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list