futaille
\fy.taj\
The verdict
“futaille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Récipient de bois qui sert à mettre le vin ou d’autres liqueurs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-futaille · futaille · French
futaille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | futaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fy.taj\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « futaille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
futaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fy.taj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
futaille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is futaille, spelled F-U-T-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Récipient de bois qui sert à mettre le vin ou d’autres liqueurs.
- 2Douves démontées d’un tonneau.
- 3Ensemble de fûts et tonneaux.
- 4Enterrer les futailles : Les mettre en partie dans le lest du vaisseau ^([1]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how futaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une longue planche de sapin posée sur deux bûches servait de banc et les tables étaient des futailles vides.
Paul montait dans la grange, attrapait des oiseaux, faisait des ricochets sur la mare, ou tapait avec un bâton les grosses futailles qui résonnaient comme des tambours.
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.