allume-cigare
\a.lym.si.ɡaʁ\
The verdict
“allume-cigare” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositif de véhicule automobile, utilisé pour allumer des cigares ou des cigarettes.
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Index FR-allume-cigare · allume-cigare · French
allume-cigare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | allume-cigare |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.lym.si.ɡaʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
allume-cigare is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.lym.si.ɡaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dispositif de véhicule automobile, utilisé pour allumer des cigares ou des cigarettes.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for allume-cigare, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is allume-cigare, spelled A-L-L-U-M-E---C-I-G-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Dispositif de véhicule automobile, utilisé pour allumer des cigares ou des cigarettes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how allume-cigare appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans la bagnole, ce qui a le plus intéressé Memphis Charles, c’est le paquet de Marlboro et l’allume-cigare automatique qu’elle a dégottés, le premier dans le vide-poches, le second au tableau de bord.
Sa grosse paluche tatouée d’une araignée, comme celle qui lui couvrait la moitié du visage, prit une cigarette et l’allume-cigare du tableau de bord.
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.