canebier
\ka.nə.bje\
The verdict
“canebier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chènevière, lieu où les provençaux cultivaient du chanvre pour fabriquer de la toile, des cordes et des cordages pour les navires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-canebier · canebier · French
canebier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | canebier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.nə.bje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « canebier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
canebier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.nə.bje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
canebier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 canebier, spelled C-A-N-E-B-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Chènevière, lieu où les provençaux cultivaient du chanvre pour fabriquer de la toile, des cordes et des cordages pour les navires.
- 2Jardin potager provençal, qui se situe le long d’un cours d’eau.
- 3Vendeur de chanvre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canebier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Canebière de Marseille était, à une époque très reculée, un marché de chanvre. Canebier désignait le vendeur de cette plante.
Synonyms
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.