probablement

\pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\

/\pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“probablement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,040 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.

#1,040
frequency rank, French
12
letters
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une façon probable ; selon les probabilités.

Key facts for probablement
PropertyValue
Headwordprobablement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#1,040
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “probablement” 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). probablement lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for probablement is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,040 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "D’une façon probable ; selon les probabilités.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for probablement, with forms such as "porbablement", "pprobablement", and "prboablement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is probablement, spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une façon probable ; selon les probabilités.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porbablement,pprobablement,prboablement,proabblement,probabblement,probabelment,probableemnt,probablemennt,probablementt,probablemetn,probablemment,probablemnet,probabllement,probablmeent,probalbement,probbablement,probbalement,prrobablement,rpobablement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porbablement2pprobablement1prboablement2proabblement2probabblement1probabelment2probableemnt2probablemennt1
Edit distance from "probablement"

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 "probablement"?
"probablement" is spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "probablement" mean?
As an adverb, "probablement" means: D’une façon probable ; selon les probabilités.
What are common misspellings of "probablement"?
Common misspellings include "porbablement", "pprobablement", "prboablement", "proabblement", "probabblement". The correct spelling is "probablement".
How do you pronounce "probablement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probablement" is \pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probablement" come from?
"probablement" 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 “probablement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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