pâte à modeler
\pɑ.t‿a.mɔ.dle\
The verdict
“pâte à modeler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Matériau malléable utilisé pour sculpter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pate-a-modeler · pâte à modeler · French
pâte à modeler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | pâte à modeler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ.t‿a.mɔ.dle\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pâte à modeler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pâte à modeler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ.t‿a.mɔ.dle\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Matériau malléable utilisé pour sculpter.".
pâte à modeler has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pâte à modeler, spelled P-Â-T-E- -À- -M-O-D-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Matériau malléable utilisé pour sculpter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pâte à modeler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rouge, lézardé de vergetures plus claires, ce nez paraissait faux, comme un colombin de pâte à modeler grossièrement collé au milieu de la figure, entre un trait de sourcils et un rectangle de moustache qui auraient pu être dessinés au crayon gras par un maquilleur de foire.
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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.