caboter
\ka.bɔ.te\
The verdict
“caboter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Naviguer le long des côtes, de port en port, pour le transport des marchandises.
Corpus desk
Index FR-caboter · caboter · French
caboter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | caboter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.bɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « caboter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
caboter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.bɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Naviguer le long des côtes, de port en port, pour le transport des marchandises.".
caboter has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is caboter, spelled C-A-B-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Naviguer le long des côtes, de port en port, pour le transport des marchandises.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caboter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous ne fîmes que caboter.
— […] je fus transféré, raté déjà, au trimbalage du petit chariot rempli de rondelles, celui qui cabotait d’une machine à l’autre.
Synonyms
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.