modillon
\mɔ.di.jɔ̃\
The verdict
“modillon” 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) - Chacune des consoles décoratives disposées régulièrement sous une corniche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-modillon · modillon · French
modillon · 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 "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 | modillon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.di.jɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « modillon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
modillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.di.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
modillon has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is modillon, spelled M-O-D-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Chacune des consoles décoratives disposées régulièrement sous une corniche.
- 2Ornement propre aux ordres ionique, corinthien et composite, placé sous le larmier de la corniche et figurant l’extrémité des chevrons du comble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how modillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En traversant le bourg de Garchy, on s’arrête pour jeter un coup-d’œil sur l’abside à pans coupés de son église, et pour considérer l’entablement garni de têtes de clous et soutenu par des modillons ornés de feuilles de fantaisie et de figures bizarres d’animaux.
Les deux tours … se couronnent d’un diadème de mâchicoulis exhaussé sur un parapet dont les modillons rappellent le style rapporté des croisades.
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.