caudelée

\ko.dle\

/\ko.dle\/ noun

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The verdict

“caudelée” 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 May 6, 2026) - Conserve de petit-lait maigre surie, restes de laitages conservés dans une barrique, comme le serat, en vue de faire de la soupe dite « soupe de caudelée ». (L. Du Bois) « ou soupe à caudé » (cf se...

Key facts for caudelée
PropertyValue
Headwordcaudelée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ko.dle\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “caudelée” sits in French frequency

caudelée 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.

Rare enough to double-check

caudelée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ko.dle\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for caudelée in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caudelée, spelled C-A-U-D-E-L-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conserve de petit-lait maigre surie, restes de laitages conservés dans une barrique, comme le serat, en vue de faire de la soupe dite « soupe de caudelée ». (L. Du Bois) « ou soupe à caudé » (cf sens 2).
  2. 2
    Bouillie à base de lait en conserve et de farine ; soupe à base d’œufs en omelette, de farine et de lait.
  3. 3
    Bouillie à base de lait en conserve et de farine ; soupe à base d’œufs en omelette, de farine et de lait.
  4. 4
    Brouet, qu’on offrait aux nouveaux mariés le jour ou le lendemain de leurs noces en certaines régions de France.

Synonyms

caudiausurissage

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 "caudelée"?
"caudelée" is spelled C-A-U-D-E-L-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ko.dle\.
What does "caudelée" mean?
As a noun, "caudelée" means: Conserve de petit-lait maigre surie, restes de laitages conservés dans une barrique, comme le serat, en vue de faire de la soupe dite « soupe de caudelée ». (L. Du Bois) « ou soupe à caudé » (cf se...
How do you pronounce "caudelée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caudelée" is \ko.dle\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caudelée" come from?
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Using “caudelée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-U-D-E-L-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ko.dle\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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