Kardinal
[kaʁdiˈnaːl]
The verdict
“Kardinal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cardinal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kardinal · Kardinal · French
Kardinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kardinal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁdiˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kardinal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁdiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Kardinal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Kardinal, spelled K-A-R-D-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Cardinal.
- 2Cardinal.
- 3Cardinal.
- 4(Boisson alcoolisée) Boisson froide à base de vin blanc, de sucre et d'écorce d'orange amère.
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.