probables

/\pʁɔ.babl\/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,120

in French word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

probables is anFrenchadj. It means: Pluriel de probable. Pronounced \pʁɔ.babl\. Often confused with probable.

Key facts for probables
PropertyValue
Headwordprobables
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\pʁɔ.babl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,120
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for probables is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.babl\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,120 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de probable.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for probables, with forms such as "porbables", "pprobables", and "prboables". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "probable", 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 probables, spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de probable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porbables,pprobables,prboables,proabbles,probabbles,probabels,probabless,probablles,probablse,probalbes,probbables,probbales,prrobables,rpobables

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for probables

Misspelling Variants of "probables"

porbables9pprobables10prboables9proabbles9probabbles10probabels9probabless10probablles10
Misspelling Variants of "probables"

Frequency rank: #21,120 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "probables"?
"probables" is spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.babl\.
What does "probables" mean?
As an adj, "probables" means: Pluriel de probable.
What words are commonly confused with "probables"?
"probables" is commonly confused with "probable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "probables"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "probables" is \pʁɔ.babl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "probables" come from?
"probables" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.