pétanquodrome
\pe.tɑ̃.kɔ.dʁom\
The verdict
“pétanquodrome” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terrain de boules.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petanquodrome · pétanquodrome · French
pétanquodrome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | pétanquodrome |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pe.tɑ̃.kɔ.dʁom\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pétanquodrome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pe.tɑ̃.kɔ.dʁom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terrain de boules.".
pétanquodrome doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is pétanquodrome, spelled P-É-T-A-N-Q-U-O-D-R-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Terrain de boules.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pétanquodrome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au Consac on disait « les boules » et on laissait la pétanque aux Parigots. L'avenir nous a donné raison : on n'a jamais construit de pétanquodrome nulle part.
On se souvient que l'emplacement de l'ancienne piscine d'Espaly-Saint-Marcel avait été évoqué à de multiples reprises pour la construction de ce “pétanquodrome”, notamment lors de la dernière cérémonie des vœux.
Synonyms
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.