coffrage

\kɔ.fʁaʒ\

/\kɔ.fʁaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“coffrage” is uncommon French (frequency #65,797 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,797
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Charpente d’une galerie de mine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coffrage · coffrage · French

coffrage · rank #65,797 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,797
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cluses

Nearest frequency peer: cluses (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « coffrage »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « coffrage » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coffrage
PropertyValue
Headwordcoffrage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.fʁaʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coffrage » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).coffragetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « cluses » (#65,795), « CLM » (#65,794), « cita » (#65,793). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coffrage » est au #65,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coffrage is uncommon French at frequency #65,797 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.fʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for coffrage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coffrage, spelled C-O-F-F-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Charpente d’une galerie de mine.
  2. 2
    Enceinte provisoire destinée à contenir un matériau de construction en attendant qu’il durcisse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how coffrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce coffrage est rempli de mortier autolissant et autonivelant et peut recevoir tous les revêtements classiques de sols.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coffrage"?
"coffrage" is spelled C-O-F-F-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.fʁaʒ\.
What does "coffrage" mean?
As a noun, "coffrage" means: Charpente d’une galerie de mine.
How do you pronounce "coffrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coffrage" is \kɔ.fʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coffrage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coffrage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list