cadole

\ka.dɔl\

/\ka.dɔl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Loquet d’une porte que l'on soulève pour ouvrir, clenche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cadole · cadole · French

cadole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for cadole
PropertyValue
Headwordcadole
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.dɔl\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cadole » en français

cadolesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

cadole has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 cadole, spelled C-A-D-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Loquet d’une porte que l'on soulève pour ouvrir, clenche.
  2. 2
    Sorte de pêne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y en a une grande variété : soit un simple levier mû par une cadole ou clenche; soit avec un bouton en cuivre sur la tige, ainsi que cela a lieu communément aux portes d’intérieur; soit enfin une clé à poignée, comme dans le loquet dit à la française.
  2. … n’étant pas en mouvement, le cadole repose sur un support fixé aussi au pilier.

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 "cadole"?
"cadole" is spelled C-A-D-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.dɔl\.
What does "cadole" mean?
As a noun, "cadole" means: Loquet d’une porte que l'on soulève pour ouvrir, clenche.
How do you pronounce "cadole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadole" is \ka.dɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadole" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list