crapaud volant
\kʁa.po vɔ.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“crapaud volant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme d’engoulevent d’Europe (oiseau).
Corpus desk
Index FR-crapaud-volant · crapaud volant · French
crapaud volant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | crapaud volant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁa.po vɔ.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
crapaud volant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁa.po vɔ.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme d’engoulevent d’Europe (oiseau).".
crapaud volant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crapaud volant, spelled C-R-A-P-A-U-D- -V-O-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Synonyme d’engoulevent d’Europe (oiseau).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crapaud volant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les chèvres se laissent téter aisément, même par les enfants, pour lesquels leur lait est une très bonne nourriture ; elles sont, comme les vaches et les brebis, sujettes à être tétées par la couleuvre et encore par un oiseau connu sous le nom de tète-chèvre ou crapaud volant, qui s'attache à leur mamelle pendant la nuit, et leur fait, dit-on, perdre leur…
Tout à coup, le cri sinistre de l’oiseau de la mort (le crapaud volant) fit rentrer dans un silence craintif et consterné toutes ces voix heureuses, et Jeanne tressaillit.
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