escabelle

\ɛs.ka.bɛl\

/\ɛs.ka.bɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“escabelle” 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) - Escabeau, siège de bois sans bras ni dossier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-escabelle · escabelle · French

escabelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for escabelle
PropertyValue
Headwordescabelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.ka.bɛl\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « escabelle » en français

escabellesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

escabelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.ka.bɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

escabelle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is escabelle, spelled E-S-C-A-B-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escabeau, siège de bois sans bras ni dossier.
  2. 2
    Escabeau, échelle autoportante grâce à sa forme en V inversé lui donnant en tout quatre pieds.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how escabelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il restait suspendu au bord d’une table de granit, le bras tendu comme celui d’un fakir de l’Inde, tandis que son père, assis sur une escabelle, attendait, dans le silence et dans les ténèbres, le plus grossier des coquillages, et du pain, si le voulait la mer.
  2. Puis, çà et là, des escabelles à trois pieds, formées par des bâtons fichés dans une simple planche de fayard, une huche à pain, une grosse cuiller en bois pour puiser de l’eau, un seau et des poteries pour le lait, un rouet sur la huche, quelques clayons à fromages, des murs noirs, une porte vermoulue ayant une imposte à claire-voie ; tels étaient la déc…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escabelle"?
"escabelle" is spelled E-S-C-A-B-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.ka.bɛl\.
What does "escabelle" mean?
As a noun, "escabelle" means: Escabeau, siège de bois sans bras ni dossier.
How do you pronounce "escabelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escabelle" is \ɛs.ka.bɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escabelle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list