dreadnought
\dʁɛd.nɔt\
The verdict
“dreadnought” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Type prédominant de cuirassé utilisé au cours du XXᵉ siècle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dreadnought · dreadnought · French
dreadnought · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dreadnought |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʁɛd.nɔt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dreadnought » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dreadnought is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁɛd.nɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type prédominant de cuirassé utilisé au cours du XXᵉ siècle.".
dreadnought has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dreadnought, spelled D-R-E-A-D-N-O-U-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1Type prédominant de cuirassé utilisé au cours du XXᵉ siècle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dreadnought appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des hauteurs de Bon-Secours on distingue, dans la brume, la glorieuse cathédrale comme un dreadnought à l’ancre, comme une caravelle fantastique dominant une flotte enfumée.
La prochaine guerre sera gagnée au bout du compte par les sous-marins et les avions, et nous devrions dépenser plus d’argent à les développer qu'à gaspiller nos ressources en construisant des dreadnoughts dont la seule fonction est de torpiller les cuirassés allemands et de se faire torpiller leur tour.
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.