cumulet

\ky.my.lɛ\

/\ky.my.lɛ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Culbute, roulade.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cumulet · cumulet · French

cumulet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 cumulet
PropertyValue
Headwordcumulet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ky.my.lɛ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cumulet » en français

cumuletreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cumulet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ky.my.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Culbute, roulade.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cumulet in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cumulet, spelled C-U-M-U-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Culbute, roulade.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il ne sait pas faire le cumulet.
  2. Il explique à l’infirmier trieur qu’il s'est fait mal au dos... la semaine dernière... en faisant, à l’école, un cumulet.

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 "cumulet"?
"cumulet" is spelled C-U-M-U-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.my.lɛ\.
What does "cumulet" mean?
As a noun, "cumulet" means: Culbute, roulade.
How do you pronounce "cumulet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumulet" is \ky.my.lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumulet" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list