faucon hobereau

\fo.kɔ̃ ʔɔb.ʁo\

/\fo.kɔ̃ ʔɔb.ʁo\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce d’oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un petit faucon qui ressemble à un jeune faucon pèlerin mais avec des culottes rousses aux pattes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-faucon-hobereau · faucon hobereau · French

faucon hobereau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 faucon hobereau
PropertyValue
Headwordfaucon hobereau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fo.kɔ̃ ʔɔb.ʁo\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « faucon hobereau » en français

faucon hobereaun'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

faucon hobereau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fo.kɔ̃ ʔɔb.ʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d’oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un petit faucon qui ressemble à un jeune faucon pèlerin mais avec des culottes rousses aux pattes.".

faucon hobereau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is faucon hobereau, spelled F-A-U-C-O-N- -H-O-B-E-R-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d’oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un petit faucon qui ressemble à un jeune faucon pèlerin mais avec des culottes rousses aux pattes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le faucon hobereau, « qui ressemble à un grand martinet », préfère, de son côté, se nourrir en vol. D’oiseaux, puis d’insectes une fois en Afrique.
  2. Forestier, le Faucon hobereau est plus grand et plus robuste que la Crécerelle, plus petit et plus élancé que le Pèlerin.

Synonyms

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 "faucon hobereau"?
"faucon hobereau" is spelled F-A-U-C-O-N- -H-O-B-E-R-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \fo.kɔ̃ ʔɔb.ʁo\.
What does "faucon hobereau" mean?
As a noun, "faucon hobereau" means: Espèce d’oiseau de proies rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des falconidés, un petit faucon qui ressemble à un jeune faucon pèlerin mais avec des culottes rousses aux pattes.
How do you pronounce "faucon hobereau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faucon hobereau" is \fo.kɔ̃ ʔɔb.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faucon hobereau" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list