fer à cheval
\fɛ.ʁ‿a‿ʃ.fal\
The verdict
“fer à cheval” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Semelle de fer, que l’on cloue sous les sabots des chevaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fer-a-cheval · fer à cheval · French
fer à cheval · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | fer à cheval |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛ.ʁ‿a‿ʃ.fal\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fer à cheval is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿a‿ʃ.fal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fer à cheval, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fer à cheval, spelled F-E-R- -À- -C-H-E-V-A-L.
Definition
- 1Semelle de fer, que l’on cloue sous les sabots des chevaux.
- 2Objet plat de cette forme. (En forme de U.)
- 3Synonyme de rhinolophe (chauve-souris).
- 4Chez le mâle de la perdrix, tache en forme de fer à cheval qui apparaît au bas de la poitrine.
- 5Type de piercing en forme de fer à cheval.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fer à cheval appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis il passa dans le bureau décoré de calendriers, où Deniseau lui-même se tenait devant une table couverte de registres crasseux et de vieux fers à cheval qui servaient de presse-papier.
Il poussa la porte si fort que le fer à cheval suspendu au linteau de chêne tinta faiblement.
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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.