quillard
\ki.jaʁ\
The verdict
“quillard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voilier possédant un lest placé très bas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-quillard · quillard · French
quillard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | quillard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ki.jaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « quillard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
quillard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ki.jaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
quillard has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 quillard, spelled Q-U-I-L-L-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Voilier possédant un lest placé très bas.
- 2Militaire appelé proche de la quille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how quillard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
S’ils savaient que le quillard n’est pas tellement frais dans ses petits souliers, que je donnerais cher pour être à leur place…
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.