cône de chantier
\kon də ʃɑ̃.tje\
The verdict
“cône de chantier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de cône de signalisation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cone-de-chantier · cône de chantier · French
cône de chantier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | cône de chantier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kon də ʃɑ̃.tje\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cône de chantier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cône de chantier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kon də ʃɑ̃.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de cône de signalisation.".
cône de chantier has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cône de chantier, spelled C-Ô-N-E- -D-E- -C-H-A-N-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de cône de signalisation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cône de chantier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si, dans les contreforts du Vercors, vous entendez un cri de loup, ne vous inquiétez pas tout de suite. C’est le rituel de techniciens de l’Office français de la biodiversité, qui poussent le cri du loup dans un cône de chantier.
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.