carrefour giratoire

\kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\

/\kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“carrefour giratoire” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carrefour où la circulation se fait dans un seul sens autour d’un îlot central. En France le sens giratoire est anti-horaire.

Key facts for carrefour giratoire
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrefour giratoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carrefour giratoire” sits in French frequency

carrefour giratoire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for carrefour giratoire is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Carrefour où la circulation se fait dans un seul sens autour d’un îlot central. En France le sens giratoire est anti-horaire.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carrefour giratoire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is carrefour giratoire, spelled C-A-R-R-E-F-O-U-R- -G-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carrefour où la circulation se fait dans un seul sens autour d’un îlot central. En France le sens giratoire est anti-horaire.

Synonyms

rond-point

This word in other languages

roundabout(English)rotonda(Español)rotunda(Português)

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 "carrefour giratoire"?
"carrefour giratoire" is spelled C-A-R-R-E-F-O-U-R- -G-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\.
What does "carrefour giratoire" mean?
As a noun, "carrefour giratoire" means: Carrefour où la circulation se fait dans un seul sens autour d’un îlot central. En France le sens giratoire est anti-horaire.
How do you pronounce "carrefour giratoire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrefour giratoire" is \kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrefour giratoire" come from?
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Using “carrefour giratoire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-R-E-F-O-U-R- -G-I-R-A-T-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kaʁ.fuʁ ʒi.ʁa.twaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list