fendoir
\fɑ̃.dwaʁ\
The verdict
“fendoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outil qui sert à fendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fendoir · fendoir · French
fendoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fendoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɑ̃.dwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fendoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɑ̃.dwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Outil qui sert à fendre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for fendoir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 fendoir, spelled F-E-N-D-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Outil qui sert à fendre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fendoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsque le fendoir est enfoncé, on le tourne un peu pour faire fendre le piquet; on y fait entrer le lacet par le bout opposé au nœud coulant; […].
Avec la serpette, elle fend en quatre l'extrémité d'un brin qu'elle engage ensuite dans le fendoir. Un coup de manivelle et le brin s'ouvre en quatre comme une corolle de fleur.
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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.