clé à fourche

\kle a fuʁʃ\

/\kle a fuʁʃ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - → voir clé plate

Corpus desk

Index FR-cle-a-fourche · clé à fourche · French

clé à fourche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 fourche
PropertyValue
Headwordclé à fourche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kle a fuʁʃ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

clé à fourchereste 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

clé à fourche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kle a fuʁʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "→ voir clé plate".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for clé à fourche, 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 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 fourche, spelled C-L-É- -À- -F-O-U-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    → voir clé plate

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 fourche"?
"clé à fourche" is spelled C-L-É- -À- -F-O-U-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kle a fuʁʃ\.
What does "clé à fourche" mean?
As a noun, "clé à fourche" means: → voir clé plate
How do you pronounce "clé à fourche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clé à fourche" is \kle a fuʁʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clé à fourche" come from?
"clé à fourche" 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