ferblanterie
French, noun/fɛʁ.blɑ̃.tʁi/
ferblanterie is spelled F-E-R-B-L-A-N-T-E-R-I-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ferblanterie is a French feminine noun meaning “tinplate (objects, manufacture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Industrie, commerce du ferblantier, assortiment d’objets de fer-blanc”.
What does ferblanterie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetinplate (objects, manufacture)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Industrie, commerce du ferblantier, assortiment d’objets de fer-blanc. 2. Ensemble de choses clinquantes et sans grande valeur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ferblanterie
- ferblanteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ferblanterie?
- /fɛʁ.blɑ̃.tʁi/
- \fɛʁ.blɑ̃.tʁi\
- \fɛʁ.blɑ̃t.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ferblanterie in French?
ferblanterie appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).