cadil

\ka.dil\

/\ka.dil\/ noun

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.

Key facts for cadil
PropertyValue
Headwordcadil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.dil\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cadil » en français

cadilreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Nom d’une mesure de capacité qui valait un litre, dans le système métrique de 1794.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cadil"?
"cadil" is spelled C-A-D-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.dil\.
What does "cadil" mean?
As a noun, "cadil" means: Nom d’une mesure de capacité qui valait un litre, dans le système métrique de 1794.
How do you pronounce "cadil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadil" is \ka.dil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list