empaillés

\ɑ̃.pa.je\

/\ɑ̃.pa.je\/ adj

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The verdict

“empaillés” is uncommon French (frequency #80,170 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,170
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de empaillé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empailles · empaillés · French

empaillés · rank #80,170 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,170
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elinor

Nearest frequency peer: Elinor (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « empaillés »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « empaillés » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empaillés
PropertyValue
Headwordempaillés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.pa.je\
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « empaillés » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).empailléstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Elinor » (#80,168), « enculent » (#80,172), « endette » (#80,173). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « empaillés » est au #80,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empaillés is uncommon French at frequency #80,170 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.pa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de empaillé.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for empaillés in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is empaillés, spelled E-M-P-A-I-L-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de empaillé.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empaillés"?
"empaillés" is spelled E-M-P-A-I-L-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pa.je\.
What does "empaillés" mean?
As an adjective, "empaillés" means: Masculin pluriel de empaillé.
How do you pronounce "empaillés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empaillés" is \ɑ̃.pa.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empaillés" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empaillés", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

englobait#80,178dézinguer#80,158envisagea#80,182equitable#80,183

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list