alène
\a.lɛn\
The verdict
“alène” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poinçon de fer dont on se sert pour percer et coudre le cuir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alene · alène · French
alène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | alène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.lɛn\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “alène” se place dans la fréquence du français
Rare enough to double-check
alène is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.lɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
alène doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is alène, spelled A-L-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Poinçon de fer dont on se sert pour percer et coudre le cuir.
- 2Une certaine espèce de raie.
- 3Feuilles en alêne → voir subulé
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alène appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les cordonniers, les bourreliers, etc., se servent d’alênes. La pointe d’une alêne.
[…] la lame du poignard n’est guère plus large qu’une alène de cordonnier…[…]
Synonyms
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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.