recadrage

\ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\

/\ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“recadrage” is uncommon French (frequency #55,548 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,548
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de recadrer, résultat de cette action.

Key facts for recadrage
PropertyValue
Headwordrecadrage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recadrage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recadrage lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recadrage is uncommon French at frequency #55,548 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for recadrage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is recadrage, spelled R-E-C-A-D-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de recadrer, résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action de recadrer, résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Action de recadrer, résultat de cette action.
  4. 4
    Cadrage d’une photo ou d’une prise de vue après l’avoir prise, soit au développement ou, par découpage, sur la version papier.

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recadrage"?
"recadrage" is spelled R-E-C-A-D-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\.
What does "recadrage" mean?
As a noun, "recadrage" means: Action de recadrer, résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "recadrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recadrage" is \ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recadrage" come from?
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Using “recadrage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-A-D-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.kɑ.dʁaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list