ruban adhésif
\ʁy.bɑ̃ a.de.zif\
The verdict
“ruban adhésif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruban recouvert de substance adhésive.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ruban-adhesif · ruban adhésif · French
ruban adhésif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | ruban adhésif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁy.bɑ̃ a.de.zif\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ruban adhésif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁy.bɑ̃ a.de.zif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ruban recouvert de substance adhésive.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ruban adhésif, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ruban adhésif, spelled R-U-B-A-N- -A-D-H-É-S-I-F.
Definition
- 1Ruban recouvert de substance adhésive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ruban adhésif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les photographes professionnels et amateurs avertis recouvrent souvent les parties sensibles de leurs appareils avec un ruban adhésif spécial, dénommé communément « Gaffer » dans les domaines du spectacle : cinéma, télévision, théâtre, …
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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.