salle de quilles

\sal də kij\

/\sal də kij\/ noun

The verdict

“salle de quilles” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bowling, salle où se pratique le jeu de quilles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-salle-de-quilles · salle de quilles · French

salle de quilles · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for salle de quilles
PropertyValue
Headwordsalle de quilles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sal də kij\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « salle de quilles » en français

salle de quillessiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

salle de quilles is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sal də kij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bowling, salle où se pratique le jeu de quilles.".

salle de quilles doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is salle de quilles, spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -Q-U-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bowling, salle où se pratique le jeu de quilles.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salle de quilles"?
"salle de quilles" is spelled S-A-L-L-E- -D-E- -Q-U-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sal də kij\.
What does "salle de quilles" mean?
As a noun, "salle de quilles" means: Bowling, salle où se pratique le jeu de quilles.
How do you pronounce "salle de quilles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salle de quilles" is \sal də kij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salle de quilles" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list