convoler

\kɔ̃.vɔ.le\

/\kɔ̃.vɔ.le\/ verb

The verdict

“convoler” is uncommon French (frequency #93,633 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,633
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contracter un mariage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convoler · convoler · French

convoler · rank #93,633 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,633
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH convergeaient

Nearest frequency peer: convergeaient (-1 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 « convoler »

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 « convoler » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for convoler
PropertyValue
Headwordconvoler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.vɔ.le\
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,633
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « convoler » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.convolertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « convergeaient » (#93,632), « Cordula » (#93,634), « contrit » (#93,631). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « convoler » est au #93,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

convoler is uncommon French at frequency #93,633 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.vɔ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contracter un mariage.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for convoler, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 convoler, spelled C-O-N-V-O-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contracter un mariage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces derniers voient la petite bande inventer de faux parents au héros, qui va convoler avec sa belle (Élodie Fontan).
  2. Au Japon, convoler est un signe de reconnaissance. « Ne pas être marié reste un échec », explique la sociologue Muriel Jolivet.

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 "convoler"?
"convoler" is spelled C-O-N-V-O-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɔ.le\.
What does "convoler" mean?
As a verb, "convoler" means: Contracter un mariage.
How do you pronounce "convoler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convoler" is \kɔ̃.vɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convoler" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "convoler", 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