pierre d’angle

\pjɛʁ d‿ɑ̃ɡl\

/\pjɛʁ d‿ɑ̃ɡl\/ noun

The verdict

“pierre d’angle” 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) - Synonyme de pierre angulaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pierre-d-angle · pierre d’angle · French

pierre d’angle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for pierre d’angle
PropertyValue
Headwordpierre d’angle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pjɛʁ d‿ɑ̃ɡl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pierre d’angle » en français

pierre d’anglereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pierre d’angle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pjɛʁ d‿ɑ̃ɡl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pierre d’angle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pierre d’angle, spelled P-I-E-R-R-E- -D-’-A-N-G-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de pierre angulaire.
  2. 2
    Pièce fondamentale d’une construction logique ou principe d’un système.
  3. 3
    Personne dont la fonction ou le rôle est essentiel dans une organisation ou une entreprise.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pierre d’angle"?
"pierre d’angle" is spelled P-I-E-R-R-E- -D-’-A-N-G-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pjɛʁ d‿ɑ̃ɡl\.
What does "pierre d’angle" mean?
As a noun, "pierre d’angle" means: Synonyme de pierre angulaire.
How do you pronounce "pierre d’angle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pierre d’angle" is \pjɛʁ d‿ɑ̃ɡl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pierre d’angle" come from?
"pierre d’angle" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list