cadran solaire

\ka.dʁɑ̃ sɔ.lɛʁ\

/\ka.dʁɑ̃ sɔ.lɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument servant à mesurer le temps grâce à l’ombre d’un style projetée par le Soleil sur une surface plane.

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Index FR-cadran-solaire · cadran solaire · French

cadran solaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 cadran solaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcadran solaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.dʁɑ̃ sɔ.lɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cadran solaire » en français

cadran solairesiège 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

cadran solaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.dʁɑ̃ sɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument servant à mesurer le temps grâce à l’ombre d’un style projetée par le Soleil sur une surface plane.".

cadran solaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cadran solaire, spelled C-A-D-R-A-N- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument servant à mesurer le temps grâce à l’ombre d’un style projetée par le Soleil sur une surface plane.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quelle main sacrilège tourna sur son socle la dalle d’ardoise du cadran solaire, qui marque midi à deux heures moins le quart ?
  2. Ce qu’il faut imaginer aussi, c’est le temps, le temps immobile des gens qui ont le temps. Même après Vaucanson, on se servait toujours du cadran solaire, cet instrument délicieusement sujet à caution, à interprétation, à discussion, à démission, parfaitement muet au surplus et qui ne parle que si on l’interroge.

This word in other languages

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 "cadran solaire"?
"cadran solaire" is spelled C-A-D-R-A-N- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.dʁɑ̃ sɔ.lɛʁ\.
What does "cadran solaire" mean?
As a noun, "cadran solaire" means: Instrument servant à mesurer le temps grâce à l’ombre d’un style projetée par le Soleil sur une surface plane.
How do you pronounce "cadran solaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadran solaire" is \ka.dʁɑ̃ sɔ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadran solaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list