dos crawlé

\dɔ.kʁɔ.le\

/\dɔ.kʁɔ.le\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nage dorsale alternée (les bras passent l'un après l'autre) accompagnée de battements de pieds, réglementée pour la compétition.

Key facts for dos crawlé
PropertyValue
Headworddos crawlé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ.kʁɔ.le\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dos crawlé” sits in French frequency

dos crawlé falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dos crawlé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔ.kʁɔ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nage dorsale alternée (les bras passent l'un après l'autre) accompagnée de battements de pieds, réglementée pour la compétition.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dos crawlé, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 dos crawlé, spelled D-O-S- -C-R-A-W-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nage dorsale alternée (les bras passent l'un après l'autre) accompagnée de battements de pieds, réglementée pour la compétition.

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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 "dos crawlé"?
"dos crawlé" is spelled D-O-S- -C-R-A-W-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.kʁɔ.le\.
What does "dos crawlé" mean?
As a noun, "dos crawlé" means: Nage dorsale alternée (les bras passent l'un après l'autre) accompagnée de battements de pieds, réglementée pour la compétition.
How do you pronounce "dos crawlé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dos crawlé" is \dɔ.kʁɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dos crawlé" come from?
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Using “dos crawlé”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-S- -C-R-A-W-L-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɔ.kʁɔ.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list