estramaçon
\ɛs.tʁa.ma.sɔ̃\
The verdict
“estramaçon” 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) - Tranchant d’une épée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-estramacon · estramaçon · French
estramaçon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estramaçon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.tʁa.ma.sɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
estramaçon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.tʁa.ma.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estramaçon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is estramaçon, spelled E-S-T-R-A-M-A-Ç-O-N.
Definition
- 1Tranchant d’une épée.
- 2Coup d’estramaçon, coup de taille.
- 3Forte épée de guerre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how estramaçon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La claymore écossaise est une sorte d’estramaçon.
Donc, sous son mantelet emportait sa richesse, Sa lyre qui vibrait pour l'hospitalité ; Et son estramaçon sans cesse Demi-tiré pour sa maîtresse, Brandissant pour sa liberté !
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.