surplomber
\syʁ.plɔ̃.be\
The verdict
“surplomber” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être hors de l’aplomb ; être en surplomb.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | surplomber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \syʁ.plɔ̃.be\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “surplomber” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
surplomber is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \syʁ.plɔ̃.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for surplomber in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is surplomber, spelled S-U-R-P-L-O-M-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Être hors de l’aplomb ; être en surplomb.
- 2Se trouver au-dessus d’une chose, par une position hors d’aplomb.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “surplomber”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \syʁ.plɔ̃.be\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.