komboloï
\kɔ̃.bo.lɔj\
The verdict
“komboloï” 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) - Sorte de chapelet non religieux, servant à s’occuper les mains.
Corpus desk
Index FR-komboloi · komboloï · French
komboloï · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | komboloï |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.bo.lɔj\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « komboloï » en français
Rare enough to double-check
komboloï is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.bo.lɔj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de chapelet non religieux, servant à s’occuper les mains.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for komboloï, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is komboloï, spelled K-O-M-B-O-L-O-Ï.
Definition
- 1Sorte de chapelet non religieux, servant à s’occuper les mains.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how komboloï appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle le laissa en plan avec ses fleurs. Il les déposa à ses pieds. Ses doigts de Martienne tordus par l’arthrite jouaient avec les perles épaisses d’un komboloï grec. Un chapelet qui n’avait rien de religieux, mais permettait de tuer le temps.
J’ai constaté que bien moins d’hommes aujourd’hui utilisent un komboloï que lors de mon premier séjour, dans les années 1960, et je demande à Dimitri si cette tradition disparaît.
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.