avaleuse

\a.va.løz\

/\a.va.løz\/ noun

The verdict

“avaleuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui a l’habitude d’avaler, de faire disparaitre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avaleuse · avaleuse · French

avaleuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for avaleuse
PropertyValue
Headwordavaleuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.va.løz\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avaleuse » en français

avaleusen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avaleuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.va.løz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

avaleuse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is avaleuse, spelled A-V-A-L-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui a l’habitude d’avaler, de faire disparaitre.
  2. 2
    Dispositif permettant le chargement automatique des pages dans une photocopieuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how avaleuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je suis funambule, et ma dame, ajouta-t-il en prenant Minerva par les épaules pour la serrer contre lui, est une formidable avaleuse de sabres.
  2. Son honneur était en jeu, il lui fallait impérativement remettre cette démoniaque machine, cette avaleuse de poussières et autres chatons cotonneux en état de fonctionnement.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "avaleuse"?
"avaleuse" is spelled A-V-A-L-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.va.løz\.
What does "avaleuse" mean?
As a noun, "avaleuse" means: Celle qui a l’habitude d’avaler, de faire disparaitre.
How do you pronounce "avaleuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avaleuse" is \a.va.løz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avaleuse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list