clavette
\kla.vɛt\
The verdict
“clavette” 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) - Clou plat, qu’on passe dans l’ouverture faite au bout d’une cheville, d’un boulon, etc., pour les arrêter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clavette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kla.vɛt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clavette” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clavette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kla.vɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for clavette in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is clavette, spelled C-L-A-V-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Clou plat, qu’on passe dans l’ouverture faite au bout d’une cheville, d’un boulon, etc., pour les arrêter.
- 2Pièce métallique de bicyclette passée dans l’ouverture inférieure des manivelles de pédales, à laquelle correspond un méplat sur l’axe du pédalier, de façon à solidariser ces deux pièces.
- 3Pièce métallique placée entre une rainure faite le long d’un axe et une rainure faite dans le trou d'une roue montée sur cet axe, pour assujettir la roue à l'axe.
- 4Pièce en acier servant à bloquer un fil ou un câble de précontrainte après sa mise en tension.
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.
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Using “clavette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-A-V-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kla.vɛt\ (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.