dandrille

\dɑ̃.dʁij\

/\dɑ̃.dʁij\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-dandrille · dandrille · French

dandrille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 dandrille
PropertyValue
Headworddandrille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɑ̃.dʁij\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dandrille » en français

dandrillereste 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

dandrille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɑ̃.dʁij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couille.".

Zero misspellings are on record for dandrille in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dandrille, spelled D-A-N-D-R-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La seconde image, beaucoup plus expressive, les désigne comme des « ornements », des sortes de pompons qui pendent et s’agitent au bout d’une chaîne. Ce sont : des affiquets, des brimborions, des breloques, des dandrilles, des pendeloches, etc.
  2. Il l’envoira bien autre part / Trainer ses dandrilles.

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 "dandrille"?
"dandrille" is spelled D-A-N-D-R-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃.dʁij\.
What does "dandrille" mean?
As a noun, "dandrille" means: Couille.
How do you pronounce "dandrille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dandrille" is \dɑ̃.dʁij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dandrille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list