fourgon postal

\fuʁ.ɡɔ̃ pɔs.tal\

/\fuʁ.ɡɔ̃ pɔs.tal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et et éventuellement au tri du courrier.

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Index FR-fourgon-postal · fourgon postal · French

fourgon postal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 fourgon postal
PropertyValue
Headwordfourgon postal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fuʁ.ɡɔ̃ pɔs.tal\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fourgon postal » en français

fourgon postalsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fourgon postal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃ pɔs.tal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et et éventuellement au tri du courrier.".

fourgon postal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 postal, spelled F-O-U-R-G-O-N- -P-O-S-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et et éventuellement au tri du courrier.

Synonyms

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 "fourgon postal"?
"fourgon postal" is spelled F-O-U-R-G-O-N- -P-O-S-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃ pɔs.tal\.
What does "fourgon postal" mean?
As a noun, "fourgon postal" means: Wagon ou voiture destiné au transport et et éventuellement au tri du courrier.
How do you pronounce "fourgon postal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fourgon postal" is \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃ pɔs.tal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fourgon postal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list