semblable

\sɑ̃.blabl\

/\sɑ̃.blabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“semblable” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,813
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est pareil, ressemblant, qui est de même nature, de même qualité, qui a des caractères communs, similaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-semblable · semblable · French

semblable · rank #5,813 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,813
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH solides

Nearest frequency peer: solides (+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 « semblable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « semblable » 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).

semblable vs semblables
90% similar

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

Key facts for semblable
PropertyValue
Headwordsemblable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃.blabl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,813
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « semblable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.semblablese 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 « solides » (#5,814), « répertoire » (#5,811), « soumettre » (#5,815). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « semblable » est au #5,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around semblable (IPA \sɑ̃.blabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,813 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for semblable, with forms such as "esmblable", "sebmlable", and "sembalble". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "semblables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is semblable, spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est pareil, ressemblant, qui est de même nature, de même qualité, qui a des caractères communs, similaire.
  2. 2
    Qualifie deux ou plusieurs figures géométriques qui ont leurs angles égaux, chacun à chacun, et dans lesquelles, en outre, les côtés qui comprennent ces angles sont proportionnels.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Semblable au déplorable malade d’Edgar Poë, Durtal entendait avec terreur des frôlements de pas dans les escaliers, des cris plaintifs derrière les portes.
  2. Quant au seul motif de la tête du Christ, il montre des similitudes significatives avec celui de la Pietà de Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus, dans le département de la Marne ; il s'agit là d'une tête d'un volume très semblable, au visage structuré par les mêmes rapports de proportions, et caractérisé par le même abandon et une semblable dispersion de la chevelu…

Synonyms

assimilableanaloguedu même tonneaudu même acabitégaléquivalentidentiquemêmepareilsimilaire

This word in other languages

alike(English)semejante(Español)ähnlich(Deutsch)semelhante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esmblable
  • sebmlable
  • sembalble
  • sembblable
  • semblabble
  • semblabel
  • semblablle
  • semblalbe
  • semblbale
  • sembllable
  • semlbable
  • semmblable
  • smeblable
  • ssemblable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esmblable2sebmlable2sembalble2sembblable1semblabble1semblabel2semblablle1semblalbe2
Edit distance from "semblable"

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 "semblable"?
"semblable" is spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.blabl\.
What does "semblable" mean?
As an adjective, "semblable" means: Qui est pareil, ressemblant, qui est de même nature, de même qualité, qui a des caractères communs, similaire.
What words are commonly confused with "semblable"?
"semblable" is commonly confused with "semblables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "semblable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semblable" is \sɑ̃.blabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semblable" come from?
"semblable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soumettre#5,815réalisées#5,806terrestre#5,820monétaire#5,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

variations14 variantschercheur14 variantsconsacrer14 variantsFrancisco14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list