madrier
\ma.dʁi.je\
The verdict
“madrier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poutre, solive, planche épaisse, dont l'épaisseur se situe en général entre 8 et 16 centimètres et la largeur entre 27 et 43 centimètres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-madrier · madrier · French
madrier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | madrier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.dʁi.je\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « madrier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
madrier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.dʁi.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for madrier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is madrier, spelled M-A-D-R-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Poutre, solive, planche épaisse, dont l'épaisseur se situe en général entre 8 et 16 centimètres et la largeur entre 27 et 43 centimètres.
- 2Grosse et longue planche de chêne sur laquelle les plombiers posaient les moules dans lesquels ils fabriquaient les tuyaux de plomb.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how madrier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au milieu de la fosse, sur toute la longueur aussi, un madrier, soutenu tous les deux mètres par un madrier transversal.
Quant au plancher, il se composait de lourds madriers juxtaposés, que le caporal Joliffe avait soigneusement balayés pour la circonstance.
This word in other languages
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.