fusaïole
\fy.za.jɔl\
The verdict
“fusaïole” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objet discoïde ou hémisphérique pourvu d’une perforation centrale, généralement en os, terre cuite, pierre, plomb, ou parfois en tuile retaillée. La fusaïole est utilisée pour le filage ; fixée au ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fusaïole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fy.za.jɔl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fusaïole” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for fusaïole is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fy.za.jɔl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Objet discoïde ou hémisphérique pourvu d’une perforation centrale, généralement en os, terre cuite, pierre, plomb, ou parfois en tuile retaillée. La fusaïole est utilisée pour le filage ; fixée au ...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fusaïole, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fusaïole, spelled F-U-S-A-Ï-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Objet discoïde ou hémisphérique pourvu d’une perforation centrale, généralement en os, terre cuite, pierre, plomb, ou parfois en tuile retaillée. La fusaïole est utilisée pour le filage ; fixée au bas du fuseau, elle fait office de volant d’inertie lors de la rotation de celui-ci. Les fusaïoles existent depuis l’Antiquité et ont été utilisées en Occident jusqu’au XXᵉ siècle. Elles sont fréquentes en contexte archéologique médiéval et moderne.
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.
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Using “fusaïole”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-U-S-A-Ï-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.