épaulard
\e.po.laʁ\
The verdict
“épaulard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Grand mammifère marin du sous-ordre des cétacés et de la famille des delphinidés, souvent appelé orque. (Orcinus orca)
Corpus desk
Index FR-epaulard · épaulard · French
épaulard · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | épaulard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.po.laʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épaulard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épaulard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.po.laʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grand mammifère marin du sous-ordre des cétacés et de la famille des delphinidés, souvent appelé orque. (Orcinus orca)".
Zero misspellings are on record for épaulard in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is épaulard, spelled É-P-A-U-L-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Grand mammifère marin du sous-ordre des cétacés et de la famille des delphinidés, souvent appelé orque. (Orcinus orca)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épaulard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’épaulard a une réputation de tueur, en fait, il a surtout un solide appétit.
L’épaulard a glissé sous notre canot ses huit ou dix tonnes, qu’il manœuvre avec une curiosité intelligente.
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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.