ramassoir
\ʁa.mɑ.swaʁ\
The verdict
“ramassoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tringle de bois pour marbrer le papier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ramassoir · ramassoir · French
ramassoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | ramassoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.mɑ.swaʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ramassoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ramassoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.mɑ.swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ramassoir has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ramassoir, spelled R-A-M-A-S-S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Tringle de bois pour marbrer le papier.
- 2Pelle, ustensile de ménage utilisé pour collecter et transporter la poussière et débris réunis à l’aide d’un balai.
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.