instrument à cordes
\ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃ a kɔʁd\
The verdict
“instrument à cordes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de musique dont le son est produit par la vibration d’une ou plusieurs cordes.
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Index FR-instrument-a-cordes · instrument à cordes · French
instrument à cordes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | instrument à cordes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃ a kɔʁd\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
instrument à cordes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃ a kɔʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de musique dont le son est produit par la vibration d’une ou plusieurs cordes.".
instrument à cordes has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is instrument à cordes, spelled I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T- -À- -C-O-R-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Instrument de musique dont le son est produit par la vibration d’une ou plusieurs cordes.
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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.