étau-limeur

\e.to li.mœʁ\

/\e.to li.mœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“étau-limeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Machine-outil où un outil de coupe, animé d’un mouvement rectiligne alternatif, enlève des copeaux à une pièce métallique serrée dans un étau.

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Index FR-etau-limeur · étau-limeur · French

étau-limeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for étau-limeur
PropertyValue
Headwordétau-limeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.to li.mœʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « étau-limeur » en français

étau-limeurreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

étau-limeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.to li.mœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine-outil où un outil de coupe, animé d’un mouvement rectiligne alternatif, enlève des copeaux à une pièce métallique serrée dans un étau.".

No misspelling variants are generated for étau-limeur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 étau-limeur, spelled É-T-A-U---L-I-M-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Machine-outil où un outil de coupe, animé d’un mouvement rectiligne alternatif, enlève des copeaux à une pièce métallique serrée dans un étau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il faudra faire effectuer le dressage des faces sur un étau-limeur pour obtenir une bonne surface de référence.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "étau-limeur"?
"étau-limeur" is spelled É-T-A-U---L-I-M-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.to li.mœʁ\.
What does "étau-limeur" mean?
As a noun, "étau-limeur" means: Machine-outil où un outil de coupe, animé d’un mouvement rectiligne alternatif, enlève des copeaux à une pièce métallique serrée dans un étau.
How do you pronounce "étau-limeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étau-limeur" is \e.to li.mœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étau-limeur" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list