écartèle

\e.kaʁ.tɛl\

/\e.kaʁ.tɛl\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écarteler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ecartele · écartèle · French

écartèle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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 écartèle
PropertyValue
Headwordécartèle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.kaʁ.tɛl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « écartèle » en français

écartèlen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

écartèle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.kaʁ.tɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for écartèle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 écartèle, spelled É-C-A-R-T-È-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écarteler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écarteler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de écarteler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de écarteler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de écarteler.

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 "écartèle"?
"écartèle" is spelled É-C-A-R-T-È-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kaʁ.tɛl\.
What does "écartèle" mean?
As a verb, "écartèle" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écarteler.
How do you pronounce "écartèle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écartèle" is \e.kaʁ.tɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écartèle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list