clé à crémaillère

\kle a kʁe.ma.jɛʁ\

/\kle a kʁe.ma.jɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clé dont la tête de serrage comporte une crémaillère permettant de régler l'écartement des mors.

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Index FR-cle-a-cremaillere · clé à crémaillère · French

clé à crémaillère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 clé à crémaillère
PropertyValue
Headwordclé à crémaillère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kle a kʁe.ma.jɛʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « clé à crémaillère » en français

clé à crémaillèren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

clé à crémaillère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kle a kʁe.ma.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Clé dont la tête de serrage comporte une crémaillère permettant de régler l'écartement des mors.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for clé à crémaillère, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is clé à crémaillère, spelled C-L-É- -À- -C-R-É-M-A-I-L-L-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clé dont la tête de serrage comporte une crémaillère permettant de régler l'écartement des mors.

Synonyms

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 "clé à crémaillère"?
"clé à crémaillère" is spelled C-L-É- -À- -C-R-É-M-A-I-L-L-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kle a kʁe.ma.jɛʁ\.
What does "clé à crémaillère" mean?
As a noun, "clé à crémaillère" means: Clé dont la tête de serrage comporte une crémaillère permettant de régler l'écartement des mors.
How do you pronounce "clé à crémaillère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clé à crémaillère" is \kle a kʁe.ma.jɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clé à crémaillère" come from?
"clé à crémaillère" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list