drop-goal
\dʁɔp.ɡol\
The verdict
“drop-goal” 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) - Coup de pied tombé (on lâche le ballon à la verticale et on tape quand il touche le sol) dans certaines phases du rugby, souvent abrégé en drop.
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Index FR-drop-goal · drop-goal · French
drop-goal · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drop-goal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʁɔp.ɡol\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
drop-goal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁɔp.ɡol\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coup de pied tombé (on lâche le ballon à la verticale et on tape quand il touche le sol) dans certaines phases du rugby, souvent abrégé en drop.".
No misspelling variants are generated for drop-goal in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 drop-goal, spelled D-R-O-P---G-O-A-L.
Definition
- 1Coup de pied tombé (on lâche le ballon à la verticale et on tape quand il touche le sol) dans certaines phases du rugby, souvent abrégé en drop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how drop-goal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a donné la victoire à son équipe en passant trois drop-goals.
Un drop-goal réussi vaut trois points.
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.