crochetage

\kʁɔʃ.taʒ\

/\kʁɔʃ.taʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“crochetage” is uncommon French (frequency #90,591 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,591
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de crocheter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crochetage · crochetage · French

crochetage · rank #90,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,591
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH critiquables

Nearest frequency peer: critiquables (-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 « crochetage »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crochetage
PropertyValue
Headwordcrochetage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔʃ.taʒ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « crochetage » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.crochetagetombe 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: « critiquables » (#90,590), « crolles » (#90,592), « crissent » (#90,589). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « crochetage » est au #90,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crochetage is uncommon French at frequency #90,591 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔʃ.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

crochetage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crochetage, spelled C-R-O-C-H-E-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de crocheter.
  2. 2
    Opération exécuté par le métier rectiligne dans les usines de bonneterie.
  3. 3
    Travail destiné à ameublir le sol et à détruire la végétation superficielle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le crochetage d’une serrure.
  2. — Allons chercher les pinces. L’abîme est définitivement creusé comme avec une pioche de cimetière. Ce crochetage de serrures engage le Comité autant que la fusillade des généraux.

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 "crochetage"?
"crochetage" is spelled C-R-O-C-H-E-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔʃ.taʒ\.
What does "crochetage" mean?
As a noun, "crochetage" means: Action de crocheter.
How do you pronounce "crochetage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crochetage" is \kʁɔʃ.taʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crochetage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crochetage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

curviligne#90,597convulsion#90,578contestons#90,575demandeuse#90,612

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list