cantilever
\kɑ̃.til.vɛʁ\
The verdict
“cantilever” 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) - Porte-à-faux, console.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cantilever · cantilever · French
cantilever · 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 | cantilever |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.til.vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cantilever » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cantilever is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃.til.vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cantilever, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cantilever, spelled C-A-N-T-I-L-E-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Porte-à-faux, console.
- 2Rack de stockage, simple ou double face, pour charges longues qui reposent sur des corbeaux en porte à faux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cantilever appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le principe de ce capteur cantilever est relativement simple : "Le cantilever mesure environ 0,5 mm (soit l’épaisseur d'un ongle). Il s’agit grosso modo d’un oscillateur harmonique amorti très simple, l’équivalent mathématique d’une balançoire pour enfant que l’on pousse", explique le professeur Grütter. "Le signal que nous mesurons est l’amortissement du…
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.