limaille
\li.maj\
The verdict
“limaille” 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) - Les petites parties de métal que la lime fait tomber.
Corpus desk
Index FR-limaille · limaille · French
limaille · 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 "L" 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 | limaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.maj\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « limaille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
limaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.maj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Les petites parties de métal que la lime fait tomber.".
limaille has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is limaille, spelled L-I-M-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Les petites parties de métal que la lime fait tomber.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how limaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Limaille d’acier, de fer, d’or, d’argent.
Pierre, qui avait demandé si M. Thomas Froment était là, fut conduit par un vieil ouvrier dans un petit atelier de planches, et il y trouva le jeune homme en tenue de travail, vêtu du bourgeron du mécanicien, les mains noires de limaille.
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.