étrangloir
\e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlwaʁ\
The verdict
“étrangloir” 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) - Cordage fixé à une corne et formant la principale cargue d’une voile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-etrangloir · étrangloir · French
étrangloir · 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 "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 | étrangloir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « étrangloir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
étrangloir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.tʁɑ̃.ɡlwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for étrangloir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is étrangloir, spelled É-T-R-A-N-G-L-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Cordage fixé à une corne et formant la principale cargue d’une voile.
- 2Mécanisme métallique qui permet de coincer la chaîne d'ancre au passage de l'écubier.
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.