jarretelle

\ʒaʁ.tɛl\

/\ʒaʁ.tɛl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de jarretière terminée par une pince en caoutchouc, cousue ou accrochée au corset, à une gaine, ou à une ceinture, (le porte-jarretelle), et servant à retenir les bas des femmes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jarretelle · jarretelle · French

jarretelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jarretelle
PropertyValue
Headwordjarretelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒaʁ.tɛl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jarretelle » en français

jarretellereste 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

jarretelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒaʁ.tɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jarretelle in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is jarretelle, spelled J-A-R-R-E-T-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de jarretière terminée par une pince en caoutchouc, cousue ou accrochée au corset, à une gaine, ou à une ceinture, (le porte-jarretelle), et servant à retenir les bas des femmes.
  2. 2
    Ruban en caoutchouc fixé au-dessus du mollet et maintenant tendues les chaussettes des hommes. Fixe-chaussette.
  3. 3
    Dispositif destiné à écouter, à espionner, une ligne téléphonique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle met son corset, ses jarretelles, son pantalon, son jupon.
  2. Innocemment, je me place en face d’elle parce que c’est une position clé qui permet une vue imprenable sur la lisière de ses bas. Ayant constaté que ses jarretelles sont blanches et sa peau ambrée, je m’efforce de hausser mon regard noyé jusqu’à son visage.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jarretelle"?
"jarretelle" is spelled J-A-R-R-E-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒaʁ.tɛl\.
What does "jarretelle" mean?
As a noun, "jarretelle" means: Sorte de jarretière terminée par une pince en caoutchouc, cousue ou accrochée au corset, à une gaine, ou à une ceinture, (le porte-jarretelle), et servant à retenir les bas des femmes.
How do you pronounce "jarretelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jarretelle" is \ʒaʁ.tɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jarretelle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list