paperboard
\pɛ.pœʁ.bɔʁd\
The verdict
“paperboard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tableau souvent sur trépied constitué de grandes pages de papier rabattables ou pouvant être retirées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-paperboard · paperboard · French
paperboard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | paperboard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛ.pœʁ.bɔʁd\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
paperboard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ.pœʁ.bɔʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tableau souvent sur trépied constitué de grandes pages de papier rabattables ou pouvant être retirées.".
paperboard has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is paperboard, spelled P-A-P-E-R-B-O-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Tableau souvent sur trépied constitué de grandes pages de papier rabattables ou pouvant être retirées.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paperboard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Finis les sempiternels paperboards, dont on emmêle les feuilles ou sur lesquels il faut sans cesse tourner les pages pour retrouver l’idée de départ.
Du menton, Sophie Ponchartrain désigne le paperboard.
Synonyms
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.