cloisonnage
\klwa.zɔ.naʒ\
The verdict
“cloisonnage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de cloisonner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cloisonnage · cloisonnage · French
cloisonnage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cloisonnage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klwa.zɔ.naʒ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cloisonnage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cloisonnage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klwa.zɔ.naʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cloisonnage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cloisonnage, spelled C-L-O-I-S-O-N-N-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de cloisonner.
- 2Toute sorte d’ouvrages de cloison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cloisonnage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le mètre de cloisonnage vaut tant. Ces chambres ne sont séparées que par du cloisonnage.
On évite le cloisonnage car on ne connaît pas le matériau léger; si le cloisonnage est nécessaire il est constitué par un mur de refend.
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.