élagueuse
\e.la.ɡøz\
The verdict
“élagueuse” 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) - Celle qui fait métier d’élaguer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-elagueuse · élagueuse · French
élagueuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | élagueuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.la.ɡøz\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « élagueuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
élagueuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.la.ɡøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for élagueuse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is élagueuse, spelled É-L-A-G-U-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qui fait métier d’élaguer.
- 2Machine permettant d’élaguer.
- 3Tronçonneuse de petite taille susceptible d'être tenue avec une seule main.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how élagueuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’entreprise vient en effet de mettre au point, de fabriquer et de vendre pour environ 120 000 euros à la Société parisienne d’élagage, une élagueuse dernière génération.
Certes, le maire LR de la ville, Damien Meslot, ne sort pas son revolver quand il entend le mot « culture », mais il fait rugir son élagueuse.
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.