stumble

\ˈstʌm.bəl\

/\ˈstʌm.bəl\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-stumble · stumble · French

stumble · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 stumble
PropertyValue
Headwordstumble
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈstʌm.bəl\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stumble » en français

stumblereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

stumble is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈstʌm.bəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for stumble in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is stumble, spelled S-T-U-M-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trébucher.
  2. 2
    Se tromper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He stumbled, but caught himself and avoided tripping.
  2. With his sure foot, he never stumbled once.

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 "stumble"?
"stumble" is spelled S-T-U-M-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈstʌm.bəl\.
What does "stumble" mean?
As a verb, "stumble" means: Trébucher.
How do you pronounce "stumble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stumble" is \ˈstʌm.bəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stumble" come from?
"stumble" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list