linteau
French, noun/lɛ̃.to/
linteau is spelled L-I-N-T-E-A-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 49,558th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linteau is a French masculine noun meaning “lintel (a horizontal structural beam)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Traverse horizontale reposant sur deux points d'appui au-dessus d'une ouverture, d’une baie, pour soutenir la…”.
What does linteau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelintel (a horizontal structural beam)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Traverse horizontale reposant sur deux points d'appui au-dessus d'une ouverture, d’une baie, pour soutenir la maçonnerie. 2. Morceau de fer placé au haut d’une porte ou d’une grille, pour recevoir les tourillons.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linteau
- linteaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linteau?
- /lɛ̃.to/
- \lɛ̃.to\
- [lɛ̃.to]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linteau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linteau in French?
linteau appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).