carboucle
\kaʁ.bukl\
The verdict
“carboucle” 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) - Toute pierre précieuse brillant d’un vif éclat, en particulier d’un éclat rouge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-carboucle · carboucle · French
carboucle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | carboucle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ.bukl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « carboucle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
carboucle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.bukl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
carboucle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is carboucle, spelled C-A-R-B-O-U-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Toute pierre précieuse brillant d’un vif éclat, en particulier d’un éclat rouge.
- 2Une infection staphylococcique de l'appareil glandulaire pilosébacé.
- 3Sorte de sable rougeâtre. ^([1])
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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.