ridelle
French, noun/ʁi.dɛl/
ridelle is spelled R-I-D-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written French, the 186,002nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ridelle is a French feminine noun meaning “the slatted side of a truck, carriage etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chacun des deux montants, pleins ou à claire-voie, qui se trouvent de chaque côté d’une charrette et qui sont…”.
What does ridelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe slatted side of a truck, carriage etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chacun des deux montants, pleins ou à claire-voie, qui se trouvent de chaque côté d’une charrette et qui sont faits en forme de râtelier. 2. Assemblage de métal ou de bois retenant la charge transportée par un camion. 3. Sorte de barrière amovible prévenant la chute du patient dans un lit d’hôpital. 4. Synonyme de canard chipeau (anatidé) en Picardie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ridelle
- ridelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ridelle?
- /ʁi.dɛl/
- \ʁi.dɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ridelle in French?
ridelle appears about once in every 34 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).