kantig
\ˈkantɪç\
The verdict
“kantig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anguleux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kantig · kantig · French
kantig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kantig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈkantɪç\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kantig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kantig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkantɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anguleux.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kantig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kantig, spelled K-A-N-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Anguleux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kantig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Halbdunkel des frühen Morgens stößt ein Mann mit kantigem Gesicht leise die Tür zu einem Schlafzimmer auf, sein Blick fixiert das Bett, das man kaum erkennen kann, darin schläft eine Frau.
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.