pont-levis
\pɔ̃.lə.vi\
The verdict
“pont-levis” 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) - Pont qui peut s’élever ou s’abaisser à volonté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pont-levis · pont-levis · French
pont-levis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pont-levis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ̃.lə.vi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pont-levis » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pont-levis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ̃.lə.vi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pont-levis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pont-levis, spelled P-O-N-T---L-E-V-I-S.
Definition
- 1Pont qui peut s’élever ou s’abaisser à volonté.
- 2Petit pont établi sur le fossé, sur les douves d’un château et qu’on levait pour interdire l’entrée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pont-levis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du côté de l’occident, il y avait une entrée à travers la palissade, laquelle communiquait dans les défenses intérieures par un pont-levis et avec une entrée semblable.
Qu’avez-vous donc ? demanda Coconnas à La Mole, qui, arrêté à la vue du vieux château, regardait avec un saint respect ces ponts-levis, ces fenêtres étroites et ces clochetons aigus qui se présentaient tout à coup à ses yeux.
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.