andain
\ɑ̃.dɛ̃\
The verdict
“andain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coup de faux d’un faucheur à chaque enjambée, étendue fauchée à chaque pas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-andain · andain · French
andain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | andain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.dɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
andain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.dɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for andain, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is andain, spelled A-N-D-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Coup de faux d’un faucheur à chaque enjambée, étendue fauchée à chaque pas.
- 2Quantité d’herbe, de foin, de blé, etc. qu’un faucheur abat à chaque coup de faux.
- 3Coupe de foin mise en rangée pour le pressage, ou l’enlèvement.
- 4Rangée de blocs rocheux, de pierre, de sable, etc.
- 5Entassement linéaire des rémanents, des souches arrachées…
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how andain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au silence du prêtre la foule des fidèles ondula puis se courba dans un même mouvement comme les blés que l’habile faucheur couche d’un seul andain.
Sans ajouter une parole, il se remit à la besogne, roulant sur ses hanches, abattant l’andain à chaque coup de faux, dans le grincement du fer qui cadençait sa marche ; […]
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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.