attelle
French, noun/a.tɛl/
attelle is spelled A-T-T-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Attelle is a French feminine noun meaning “hame (on a horse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of atteler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Outil du potier de terre pour amincir l'ouvrage en le tournant”.
What does attelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehame (on a horse)
- 2
femininesplint
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Outil du potier de terre pour amincir l'ouvrage en le tournant. 2. Partie du collier des chevaux de harnais où les traits sont attachés. 3. Petite pièce de bois, de carton, de fer-blanc, etc., dont on se sert pour maintenir en place les os fracturés.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of attelle
- attelles plural
- astelle
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce attelle?
- /a.tɛl/
- \a.tɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to attelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is attelle in French?
attelle appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).