calvernier
The verdict
“calvernier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouvrier agricole saisonnier embauché, pour le temps des moissons, à la manipulation des gerbes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-calvernier · calvernier · French
calvernier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | calvernier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « calvernier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
calvernier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ouvrier agricole saisonnier embauché, pour le temps des moissons, à la manipulation des gerbes.".
calvernier has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is calvernier, spelled C-A-L-V-E-R-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ouvrier agricole saisonnier embauché, pour le temps des moissons, à la manipulation des gerbes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how calvernier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans les arrondissemens de Soissons et de Château-Thierry , le calvenier ou calvernier est l'homme qui se loue durant la moisson. S'il fourche les gerbes sur les voitures, il est appelé calvernier-fourcheur; ou s'il les arrange dans la grange ou en meule, calvernier-entasseur. Cet homme, qui doit être doué d'une certaine intelligence, est connu sous le no…
DOMAINE DE MOISSY On demande un bon laboureur, un calvernier, un berger marié. — A vendre pailles et pierres à. bâtir. — S'adr. a M. PINGOT, garde à Moissy, par Vimory.
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.