galoubier

\ɡa.lu.bje\

/\ɡa.lu.bje\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lucarne permettant d’accéder au toit d’une maison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-galoubier · galoubier · French

galoubier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 galoubier
PropertyValue
Headwordgaloubier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡa.lu.bje\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « galoubier » en français

galoubierreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

galoubier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡa.lu.bje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lucarne permettant d’accéder au toit d’une maison.".

Zero misspellings are on record for galoubier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is galoubier, spelled G-A-L-O-U-B-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lucarne permettant d’accéder au toit d’une maison.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how galoubier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les greniers à grain où s’entassaient le seigle […] s'organisaient spatialement dans une rigueur fonctionnelle mûrement pensée : ils étaient les plus éclairés, par un galoubier de verre transparent.
  2. Mais il avait oublié son galoubier, comme on appelle ici le regard qui s'ouvre dans le toit vers le ciel.

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 "galoubier"?
"galoubier" is spelled G-A-L-O-U-B-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡa.lu.bje\.
What does "galoubier" mean?
As a noun, "galoubier" means: Lucarne permettant d’accéder au toit d’une maison.
How do you pronounce "galoubier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "galoubier" is \ɡa.lu.bje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "galoubier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list