canelaire

[kaneˈlajɾe]

/[kaneˈlajɾe]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouvrier qui fabrique ou qui pose la tuile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-canelaire · canelaire · French

canelaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 canelaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcanelaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaneˈlajɾe]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « canelaire » en français

canelairen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

canelaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaneˈlajɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ouvrier qui fabrique ou qui pose la tuile.".

canelaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is canelaire, spelled C-A-N-E-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouvrier qui fabrique ou qui pose la tuile.

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 "canelaire"?
"canelaire" is spelled C-A-N-E-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaneˈlajɾe].
What does "canelaire" mean?
As a noun, "canelaire" means: Ouvrier qui fabrique ou qui pose la tuile.
How do you pronounce "canelaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canelaire" is [kaneˈlajɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canelaire" come from?
"canelaire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list