cadole
\ka.dɔl\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cadole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.dɔl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cadole » en français
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
- 1Loquet d’une porte que l'on soulève pour ouvrir, clenche.
- 2Sorte de pêne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cadole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
… 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.