consignataire
\kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“consignataire” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui, celle qui est préposé à la garde d’une consignation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consignataire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “consignataire” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for consignataire is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for consignataire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is consignataire, spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-A-T-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Celui, celle qui est préposé à la garde d’une consignation.
- 2Négociant ou commissionnaire auquel on adresse soit un navire, pour qu’il en opère le désarmement et le réarmement, soit les marchandises chargées sur un bâtiment, pour qu’il les reçoive en dépôt ou se charge de les vendre.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “consignataire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-S-I-G-N-A-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.si.ɲa.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.