remblayer
\ʁɑ̃.ble.je\
The verdict
“remblayer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Apporter des terres, du gravois, pour combler un creux ou pour exhausser un terrain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-remblayer · remblayer · French
remblayer · 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 | remblayer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.ble.je\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « remblayer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
remblayer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.ble.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apporter des terres, du gravois, pour combler un creux ou pour exhausser un terrain.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for remblayer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is remblayer, spelled R-E-M-B-L-A-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Apporter des terres, du gravois, pour combler un creux ou pour exhausser un terrain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how remblayer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La minière de Rauboudin, près Sommerance, est très-bien installée ; les terres chargées dans des wagons qui roulent sur un petit chemin de fer, servent à remblayer l’excavation au fur et à mesure de l'avancement.
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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.