cadil
\ka.dil\
The verdict
“cadil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom d’une mesure de capacité qui valait un litre, dans le système métrique de 1794.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cadil · cadil · French
cadil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cadil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.dil\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cadil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cadil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.dil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom d’une mesure de capacité qui valait un litre, dans le système métrique de 1794.".
No misspelling variants are generated for cadil in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cadil, spelled C-A-D-I-L.
Definition
- 1Nom d’une mesure de capacité qui valait un litre, dans le système métrique de 1794.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cadil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CADIL. Mot, presque oublié, qui était compris dans la nomenclature primitive du système décimal français, et désignait une mesure égale au litre, qui est aujourd’hui la seule dénomination admise.
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.