Which to use
“cambre” and “comble” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,213
- “cambre” frequency rank
- #7,166
- “comble” frequency rank
- 49379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cambre | comble |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cambrure. | Faîte ; couronnement d’un édifice. |
Where the eye mixes cambre and comble
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cambre with comble
A purely visual mix-up. cambre (\kɑ̃bʁ\) and comble (\kɔ̃bl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cambre is recorded at frequency rank #42,213, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃bʁ\. comble is at rank #7,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃bl\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49379, this pair ranks #171,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cambre vs comble
Shared letters: bcem. Private to "cambre": ar. Private to "comble": lo.
"cambre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "comble" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cambre" for "comble" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cambre" vs "comble" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cambre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comble" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cambre" and "comble" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cambon vs cambre". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #171,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.