coudière

\ku.djɛʁ\

/\ku.djɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“coudière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Équipement de protection individuelle qui se porte sur le coude, afin de le préserver des blessures que pourrait induire une chute, un coup ou tout autre impact.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coudiere · coudière · French

coudière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for coudière
PropertyValue
Headwordcoudière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.djɛʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coudière » en français

coudièren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coudière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.djɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

coudière doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coudière, spelled C-O-U-D-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Équipement de protection individuelle qui se porte sur le coude, afin de le préserver des blessures que pourrait induire une chute, un coup ou tout autre impact.
  2. 2
    Pièce de renfort des vêtements qui se pose au niveau des coudes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au niveau du coude, on fait, par exemple, porter au patient une "coudière" qui soutient le bras.
  2. Et de coudre une coudière en simili-cuir, un de ces trucs de pauvres qui aurait disparu avec gaspillage & progrès si régulièrement quelque styliste ne le ressuscitait aux vestes des gandins.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coudière"?
"coudière" is spelled C-O-U-D-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.djɛʁ\.
What does "coudière" mean?
As a noun, "coudière" means: Équipement de protection individuelle qui se porte sur le coude, afin de le préserver des blessures que pourrait induire une chute, un coup ou tout autre impact.
How do you pronounce "coudière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coudière" is \ku.djɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coudière" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list