retaille
\ʁə.tɑj\
The verdict
“retaille” 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) - Partie ou morceau qu’on retranche d’une chose en la façonnant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-retaille · retaille · French
retaille · 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 | retaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.tɑj\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « retaille » en français
Rare enough to double-check
retaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.tɑj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for retaille, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is retaille, spelled R-E-T-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Partie ou morceau qu’on retranche d’une chose en la façonnant.
- 2Action de diviser puis humecter un marc de raisin ou de pomme et de le presser de nouveau.
- 3Vin ou cidre issu de ce processus.
- 4Individu qui résigne à participer à des activités prévues à l’avance, qui abandonne ses amis au dernier moment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how retaille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Retaille d’une étoffe, d’une peau, etc.
Toute l’après-midi, nous avions fait manœuvrer sur la scène des poupées de cinq à six centimètres de long, en porcelaine articulée ; nous avions peint des décors ; nous avions travaillé à Peau-d’Âne, enfin, — mais à Peau-d’Âne première manière — au milieu d’un grand fouillis de couleurs, de pinceaux, de retailles de carton, de papier doré et de morceaux d…
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.