cordelière
\kɔʁ.də.ljɛʁ\
The verdict
“cordelière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corde à plusieurs nœuds dont les religieux se ceignent le corps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cordeliere · cordelière · French
cordelière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | cordelière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.də.ljɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cordelière » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cordelière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.də.ljɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cordelière in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cordelière, spelled C-O-R-D-E-L-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Corde à plusieurs nœuds dont les religieux se ceignent le corps.
- 2Cordon qui sert aux hommes ou aux femmes pour attacher un vêtement.
- 3Collier autour des armoiries.
- 4Baguette sculptée en forme de corde.
- 5Religieuse franciscaine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cordelière appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il crut son cœur brisé à jamais et voulut mettre la chose en vers. Comme les rimes venaient mal, il chercha autre chose et pensa ne pouvoir moins faire que d’entrer dans les ordres. Il serait frère prêcheur. Déjà, il se voyait vêtu de bure, avec une retombée de cordelière qui lui battait les jarrets.
Sa ceinture était une cordelière à gros glands.
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.