cromlech
\kʁɔm.lɛk\
The verdict
“cromlech” 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) - Monument des âges préhistoriques formé d’une suite de menhirs disposés en cercle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cromlech · cromlech · French
cromlech · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cromlech |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɔm.lɛk\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cromlech » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cromlech is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔm.lɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Monument des âges préhistoriques formé d’une suite de menhirs disposés en cercle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cromlech in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cromlech, spelled C-R-O-M-L-E-C-H.
Definition
- 1Monument des âges préhistoriques formé d’une suite de menhirs disposés en cercle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cromlech appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le dolmen et le cromlech celtes, le tumulus étrusque, le galgal hébreu
Tout auprès est un cromlech composé de blocs de pierres de dimensions beaucoup moindres et disposés circulairement.
This word in other languages
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.