pierre angulaire
\pjɛ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.ɡy.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“pierre angulaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pierre de construction placée à l’angle d’un bâtiment et participant à son soutènement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pierre-angulaire · pierre angulaire · French
pierre angulaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | pierre angulaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pjɛ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.ɡy.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pierre angulaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pierre angulaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛ.ʁ‿ɑ̃.ɡy.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pierre angulaire, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 pierre angulaire, spelled P-I-E-R-R-E- -A-N-G-U-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Pierre de construction placée à l’angle d’un bâtiment et participant à son soutènement.
- 2Pièce fondamentale d’une construction logique ou principe d’un système.
- 3Personne dont la fonction ou le rôle est essentiel dans une organisation ou une entreprise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pierre angulaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Monsieur le Maire et ses adjoints ont assisté à la pose de la pierre angulaire du nouvel hôpital.
La date de construction de l’édifice figure sur une pierre angulaire du pignon ouest.
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.