estafilade
\ɛs.ta.fi.lad\
The verdict
“estafilade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coupure, déchirure de la peau, faite avec une épée, un rasoir ou quelque autre instrument tranchant, principalement sur le visage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-estafilade · estafilade · French
estafilade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | estafilade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.ta.fi.lad\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
estafilade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.ta.fi.lad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
estafilade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is estafilade, spelled E-S-T-A-F-I-L-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Coupure, déchirure de la peau, faite avec une épée, un rasoir ou quelque autre instrument tranchant, principalement sur le visage.
- 2Coupure, déchirure faite à un vêtement, à une robe, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how estafilade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La pauvre Reine, malgré tous les soins, n’avait pu dissimuler que bien mal sous la crème et la poudre de riz quatre estafilades parallèles qui lui déchiraient le sein gauche.
Il était blessé aux deux mains, il avait l’épaule droite labourée, une large estafilade à la poitrine, deux ou trois piqûres au bras.
This word in other languages
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.