caroubier
\ka.ʁu.bje\
The verdict
“caroubier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Couleur caroubier ; couleur rouge sombre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-caroubier · caroubier · French
caroubier · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caroubier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ʁu.bje\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
caroubier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ʁu.bje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couleur caroubier ; couleur rouge sombre.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caroubier in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is caroubier, spelled C-A-R-O-U-B-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Couleur caroubier ; couleur rouge sombre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how caroubier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une Andalouse […] s’agitait du ventre et des bras selon la mode des Juives algériennes, et faisait flotter deux foulards, l’un caroubier, l’autre cerise, qu’elle tenait du bout des doigts.
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.