horloge pointeuse
\ɔʁ.lɔʒ pwɛ̃.tøz\
The verdict
“horloge pointeuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil disposé à l’entrée des entreprises en vue du contrôle du temps de présence du personnel astreint au pointage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-horloge-pointeuse · horloge pointeuse · French
horloge pointeuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | horloge pointeuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔʁ.lɔʒ pwɛ̃.tøz\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « horloge pointeuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
horloge pointeuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʁ.lɔʒ pwɛ̃.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil disposé à l’entrée des entreprises en vue du contrôle du temps de présence du personnel astreint au pointage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for horloge pointeuse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 horloge pointeuse, spelled H-O-R-L-O-G-E- -P-O-I-N-T-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Appareil disposé à l’entrée des entreprises en vue du contrôle du temps de présence du personnel astreint au pointage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how horloge pointeuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’était Méu, avec son balai. Cet ustensile lui tient lieu d’horloge pointeuse.
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.