semblant

\sɑ̃.blɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃.blɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“semblant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,874
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apparence trompeuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-semblant · semblant · French

semblant · rank #3,874 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,874
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scolaires

Nearest frequency peer: scolaires (-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 « semblant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « semblant » 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).

semblant vs semblent
88% similar
semblant vs simulant
75% similar
semblant vs semblants
89% similar

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

Key facts for semblant
PropertyValue
Headwordsemblant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.blɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,874
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « semblant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).semblantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « scolaires » (#3,873), « similaire » (#3,875), « saisir » (#3,872). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « semblant » est au #3,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around semblant (IPA \sɑ̃.blɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,874 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for semblant, with forms such as "esmblant", "sebmlant", and "sembalnt". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "semblent", "simulant", "semblants", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is semblant, spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apparence trompeuse.
  2. 2
    Insuffisance.
  3. 3
    Petite quantité de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je ne suis pas assez peu délicat pour exiger les semblants de l’amour chez une femme qui n’aime plus.
  2. C’est donc à l’acheteur […] à ne pas s’endormir sur la croyance d’une ophtalmie extérieure ou motivée par un semblant de lésion, car dans ce temps pourrait se dissiper la vraie fluxion.

This word in other languages

kind (of)(English)semblante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esmblant
  • sebmlant
  • sembalnt
  • sembblant
  • semblannt
  • semblantt
  • semblatn
  • sembllant
  • semblnat
  • semlbant
  • semmblant
  • smeblant
  • ssemblant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esmblant2sebmlant2sembalnt2sembblant1semblannt1semblantt1semblatn2sembllant1
Edit distance from "semblant"

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 "semblant"?
"semblant" is spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.blɑ̃\.
What does "semblant" mean?
As a noun, "semblant" means: Apparence trompeuse.
What words are commonly confused with "semblant"?
"semblant" is commonly confused with "semblent", "simulant", "semblants". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "semblant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semblant" is \sɑ̃.blɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semblant" come from?
"semblant" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

scolaires13 variantsterroriste13 variantsparisiens13 variantsNormandie13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list