carrelet

\kaʁ.lɛ\

/\kaʁ.lɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“carrelet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poisson de mer qui est plat et qui a de petites taches, la plie commune.

Corpus desk

Index FR-carrelet · carrelet · French

carrelet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for carrelet
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrelet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʁ.lɛ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « carrelet » en français

carreletreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

carrelet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poisson de mer qui est plat et qui a de petites taches, la plie commune.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carrelet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is carrelet, spelled C-A-R-R-E-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poisson de mer qui est plat et qui a de petites taches, la plie commune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how carrelet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pêle-mêle, au hasard du coup de filet, les algues profondes, où dort la vie mystérieuse des grandes eaux, avaient tout livré : les cabillauds, les aigrefins, les carrelets, les plies.

This word in other languages

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 "carrelet"?
"carrelet" is spelled C-A-R-R-E-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʁ.lɛ\.
What does "carrelet" mean?
As a noun, "carrelet" means: Poisson de mer qui est plat et qui a de petites taches, la plie commune.
How do you pronounce "carrelet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrelet" is \kaʁ.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrelet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list