pendeloque
\pɑ̃d.lɔk\
The verdict
“pendeloque” 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) - Pièce de parure suspendue à un anneau, à une chaînette, à un ruban, à un collier, à un bracelet, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pendeloque · pendeloque · French
pendeloque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | pendeloque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃d.lɔk\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pendeloque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pendeloque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃d.lɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pendeloque, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is pendeloque, spelled P-E-N-D-E-L-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Pièce de parure suspendue à un anneau, à une chaînette, à un ruban, à un collier, à un bracelet, etc.
- 2Morceaux de cristal ou de verre taillés qui sont attachés aux lustres.
- 3Excroissances de peau situées parfois sous le menton des chèvres.
- 4Appendice charnu au dessus du bec de certains oiseaux comme le dindon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pendeloque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les jeunes filles relèvent leurs cheveux à la mode la plus nouvelle […] elles ont un fichu de soie, des pendeloques, un peigne doré.
Un sucrier de vermeil avait une couronne de violettes, des pendeloques en pierres d’Alençon brillaient sur de la mousse
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.