ramberge

\ʁɑ̃.bɛʁʒ\

/\ʁɑ̃.bɛʁʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“ramberge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Navire de guerre à rames et à voiles, de forme effilée, en usage autrefois au Royaume-Uni.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ramberge · ramberge · French

ramberge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ramberge
PropertyValue
Headwordramberge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.bɛʁʒ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ramberge » en français

rambergen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ramberge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.bɛʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Navire de guerre à rames et à voiles, de forme effilée, en usage autrefois au Royaume-Uni.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ramberge, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ramberge, spelled R-A-M-B-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Navire de guerre à rames et à voiles, de forme effilée, en usage autrefois au Royaume-Uni.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La ramberge, dont parle Martin du Bellay, semble être d’origine anglaise ; il en existait dans la flotte de l’amiral d’Annebaut au combat de Wight (1545).
  2. Il y a une espece de navires particuliers dont usoient nos ennemys [les Anglais], en forme plus longue que ronde, et plus estroite beaucoup que les galleres.... avecques ces vaisseaux ils contendent de vitesse avecque les galleres, et les nomment ramberges.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ramberge"?
"ramberge" is spelled R-A-M-B-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.bɛʁʒ\.
What does "ramberge" mean?
As a noun, "ramberge" means: Navire de guerre à rames et à voiles, de forme effilée, en usage autrefois au Royaume-Uni.
How do you pronounce "ramberge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramberge" is \ʁɑ̃.bɛʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramberge" come from?
"ramberge" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list