ceinturer
\sɛ̃.ty.ʁe\
The verdict
“ceinturer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Prendre l’adversaire en lui passant les bras autour de la taille et l’enlever pour lui faire perdre l’équilibre.
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Index FR-ceinturer · ceinturer · French
ceinturer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ceinturer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.ty.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ceinturer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ceinturer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sɛ̃.ty.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prendre l’adversaire en lui passant les bras autour de la taille et l’enlever pour lui faire perdre l’équilibre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ceinturer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ceinturer, spelled C-E-I-N-T-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Prendre l’adversaire en lui passant les bras autour de la taille et l’enlever pour lui faire perdre l’équilibre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ceinturer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et ce jeu tout bête de se jucher sur les épaules de nos aînés, nos durs mollets ceinturant leurs tendres nuques, nous réjouissant de voir plus loin qu’eux ; plus tard de hisser les Carabin sur nos épaules, sentir leurs tendres mollets nous enserrer la nuque tels des jougs & bisquer que ces petits vicieux vissent plus loin que nos oeillères.
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.