radouber
\ʁa.du.be\
The verdict
“radouber” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Faire des réparations au corps d’un navire en cale sèche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-radouber · radouber · French
radouber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | radouber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁa.du.be\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « radouber » en français
Rare enough to double-check
radouber is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁa.du.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for radouber in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is radouber, spelled R-A-D-O-U-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire des réparations au corps d’un navire en cale sèche.
- 2Réparer ou entretenir les voiles.
- 3Réparer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how radouber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il me répétait des phrases de découragement sur l’impossibilité de radouber ce paquebot figé dans les glaces.
Radoubée et parée pour la course, la petite escadre réduite à la Normande et à la Dauphine, commença à descendre, sans doute à partir du début de janvier 1524, le long de la côte ibérique.
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.