controblique
\kɔ̃.tʁɔ.blik\
The verdict
“controblique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barre oblique inversée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-controblique · controblique · French
controblique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | controblique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.blik\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
controblique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barre oblique inversée.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for controblique, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is controblique, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-B-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Barre oblique inversée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how controblique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour indiquer le complément d’un sous-ensemble de X ou de X*, plutôt que le symbole unaire ∁ nous emploierons la controblique « \ » binaire : Pour A ⊆ X*, « X*\A » désigne le complémentaire de A dans X*, et pour une lettre x ∈ X, « X\x » désigne l’ensemble des autres lettres de l’alphabet. De même, nous considérons que « X\x » est une e.r., abréviation de…
Nous avons finalement décidé qu’il serait préférable d’utiliser en tant qu’argument le nom de la macro avec la controblique.
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.