surplombent

\syʁ.plɔ̃b\

/\syʁ.plɔ̃b\/ verb

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The verdict

“surplombent” is uncommon French (frequency #58,966 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,966
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de surplomber.

Key facts for surplombent
PropertyValue
Headwordsurplombent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\syʁ.plɔ̃b\
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “surplombent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). surplombent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

surplombent is uncommon French at frequency #58,966 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \syʁ.plɔ̃b\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for surplombent in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is surplombent, spelled S-U-R-P-L-O-M-B-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de surplomber.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de surplomber.

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 "surplombent"?
"surplombent" is spelled S-U-R-P-L-O-M-B-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ.plɔ̃b\.
What does "surplombent" mean?
As a verb, "surplombent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de surplomber.
How do you pronounce "surplombent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surplombent" is \syʁ.plɔ̃b\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surplombent" come from?
"surplombent" 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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Using “surplombent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-R-P-L-O-M-B-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \syʁ.plɔ̃b\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list