carré de sable
\kɑ.ʁe də sabl\
The verdict
“carré de sable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enclos de forme carré rempli de sable destiné à y faire jouer les jeunes enfants.
Corpus desk
Index FR-carre-de-sable · carré de sable · French
carré de sable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | carré de sable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɑ.ʁe də sabl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « carré de sable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
carré de sable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ.ʁe də sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enclos de forme carré rempli de sable destiné à y faire jouer les jeunes enfants.".
carré de sable has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is carré de sable, spelled C-A-R-R-É- -D-E- -S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Enclos de forme carré rempli de sable destiné à y faire jouer les jeunes enfants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how carré de sable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quel enfant n’a jamais joué dans un carré de sable en profitant de la douce brise estivale?
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.