à l’équerre
The verdict
“à l’équerre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À angle droit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-equerre · à l’équerre · French
à l’équerre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 l’équerre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’équerre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’équerre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À angle droit.".
Zero misspellings are on record for à l’équerre in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is à l’équerre, spelled À- -L-’-É-Q-U-E-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1À angle droit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’équerre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les durs alignements à l’équerre des tombes sans fleurs, la nudité froide des allées sans arbres, l’entretien méticuleux et pauvre de cette nécropole réglementaire mettaient sur ces fosses perdues un surcroît de tristesse morne et revêche que n’ont pas les tombes isolées du désert.
Il se carre d'aplomb, les pieds à l'équerre, les jambes mi-fléchies et bien ouvertes. D'un coup d'un seul, il s'agit d'égobeler ce hêtre, […]. — (Jean Rogissart, Passantes d’Octobre, Librairie Arthème Fayard, Paris, 1958)
Synonyms
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.