fourgon cellulaire
\fuʁ.ɡɔ̃.se.ly.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“fourgon cellulaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Véhicule de police ou pénitentiaire destiné au transport des prisonniers.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fourgon-cellulaire · fourgon cellulaire · French
fourgon cellulaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fourgon cellulaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃.se.ly.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fourgon cellulaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃.se.ly.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Véhicule de police ou pénitentiaire destiné au transport des prisonniers.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fourgon cellulaire, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fourgon cellulaire, spelled F-O-U-R-G-O-N- -C-E-L-L-U-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Véhicule de police ou pénitentiaire destiné au transport des prisonniers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fourgon cellulaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le lendemain la grille en frémissant grinça, Et l’on vit arriver un fourgon cellulaire. - Ah ! voici Lambessa , dit-elle sans colère. Elles étaient plusieurs qui souffraient pour le droit Dans la même prison.
Pas moins de cinq voitures de police et deux fourgons cellulaires cernent une villa en construction, les gyrophares fous et les vitres éclatées.
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.