cale d’épaisseur
\kal d‿e.pɛ.sœʁ\
The verdict
“cale d’épaisseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositif permettant de corriger un écart.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cale-d-epaisseur · cale d’épaisseur · French
cale d’épaisseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | cale d’épaisseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kal d‿e.pɛ.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cale d’épaisseur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cale d’épaisseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kal d‿e.pɛ.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cale d’épaisseur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cale d’épaisseur, spelled C-A-L-E- -D-’-É-P-A-I-S-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Dispositif permettant de corriger un écart.
- 2Lame calibrée permettant de vérifier l’écartement de deux pièces.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cale d’épaisseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au-delà de 1 centimètre, la correction se fera par une cale d’épaisseur sous l’encliquetage de la chaussure sur la pédale en prenant garde de ne pas déstabiliser cet encliquetage.
Un petit coup de marteau sur la tête (de l'électrode, pas sur la mienne), suivi d'un petit contrôle à la cale d'épaisseur, et voilà mes 4 bougies prêtes à reprendre du service.
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.