emmaillotage
\ɑ̃.ma.jɔ.taʒ\
The verdict
“emmaillotage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait d’envelopper un nouveau-né dans un linge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-emmaillotage · emmaillotage · French
emmaillotage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | emmaillotage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ma.jɔ.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
emmaillotage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ma.jɔ.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for emmaillotage in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is emmaillotage, spelled E-M-M-A-I-L-L-O-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Fait d’envelopper un nouveau-né dans un linge.
- 2Étape de la momification consistant à envelopper le corps avec des bandelettes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emmaillotage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nettoyer doucement le cou. Lentement, libérer chaque partie du corps une par une de l’emmaillotage afin de la laver, puis la ré-emmailloter aussitôt.
Après l’emmaillotage dans de fines bandelettes de lin, le visage devait être redessiné par un peintre de talent.
Synonyms
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.