portemanteau
\pɔʁt.mɑ̃.to\
The verdict
“portemanteau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Structure sur pied ou accrochée au mur garnie de patères auxquelles on suspend des manteaux et d’autres vêtements.
Corpus desk
Index FR-portemanteau · portemanteau · French
portemanteau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | portemanteau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔʁt.mɑ̃.to\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « portemanteau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
portemanteau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁt.mɑ̃.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for portemanteau, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is portemanteau, spelled P-O-R-T-E-M-A-N-T-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Structure sur pied ou accrochée au mur garnie de patères auxquelles on suspend des manteaux et d’autres vêtements.
- 2Étui cylindrique en drap que les cavaliers attachent à la selle et qui peut contenir un manteau et des effets de petit équipement.
- 3Sorte de valise.
- 4Personne chargée de porter le manteau du roi ou de la reine.
- 5Sac contenant les vêtements d'une personne qui voyage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how portemanteau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et une main montra le lit sans draps, les portemanteaux nus de vêtements, la table déserte : la soigneuse dévastation des chambres inoccupées.
Bin, je ne l’ai pas vu… mais quand tu sais que je vais repeindre le portemanteau, pourquoi laisse-tu ton veston??
Synonyms
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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.