somnambules

\sɔm.nɑ̃.byl\

/\sɔm.nɑ̃.byl\/ noun

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The verdict

“somnambules” is uncommon French (frequency #85,283 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,283
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de somnambule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-somnambules · somnambules · French

somnambules · rank #85,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,283
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH someday

Nearest frequency peer: someday (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « somnambules »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « somnambules » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for somnambules
PropertyValue
Headwordsomnambules
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔm.nɑ̃.byl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « somnambules » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.somnambulestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « someday » (#85,282), « Soudanaises » (#85,284), « soignera » (#85,281). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « somnambules » est au #85,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

somnambules is uncommon French at frequency #85,283 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔm.nɑ̃.byl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de somnambule.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for somnambules, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is somnambules, spelled S-O-M-N-A-M-B-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de somnambule.

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 "somnambules"?
"somnambules" is spelled S-O-M-N-A-M-B-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔm.nɑ̃.byl\.
What does "somnambules" mean?
As a noun, "somnambules" means: Pluriel de somnambule.
How do you pronounce "somnambules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "somnambules" is \sɔm.nɑ̃.byl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Soudanaises#85,284signifiante#85,274stylisation#85,294supervisées#85,295

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list