à califourchon
\a ka.li.fuʁ.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“à califourchon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À la manière d’une fourche : une jambe d’un côté, l’autre jambe de l’autre côté, comme quand on est à cheval.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-califourchon · à califourchon · French
à califourchon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à califourchon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a ka.li.fuʁ.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à califourchon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à califourchon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a ka.li.fuʁ.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À la manière d’une fourche : une jambe d’un côté, l’autre jambe de l’autre côté, comme quand on est à cheval.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for à califourchon, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à califourchon, spelled À- -C-A-L-I-F-O-U-R-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1À la manière d’une fourche : une jambe d’un côté, l’autre jambe de l’autre côté, comme quand on est à cheval.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à califourchon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais déjà sorciers et sorcières s’étaient envolés par la cheminée à califourchon, qui sur un balai, qui sur les pincettes, et Maribas sur la queue de la poêle.
Elle était formée par deux filles à califourchon sur des juments arabes de robe blanche et à longue queue.
Synonyms
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.