sarcler

\saʁ.kle\

/\saʁ.kle\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arracher avec la main ou couper sous terre avec un instrument tranchant les mauvaises herbes qui croissent dans un champ, dans un jardin, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sarcler · sarcler · French

sarcler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 sarcler
PropertyValue
Headwordsarcler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\saʁ.kle\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sarcler » en français

sarclerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sarcler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \saʁ.kle\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arracher avec la main ou couper sous terre avec un instrument tranchant les mauvaises herbes qui croissent dans un champ, dans un jardin, etc.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sarcler in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sarcler, spelled S-A-R-C-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arracher avec la main ou couper sous terre avec un instrument tranchant les mauvaises herbes qui croissent dans un champ, dans un jardin, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sarcler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rougon mourut presque subitement, quinze mois après son mariage, d’un coup de soleil qu’il reçut, une après-midi, en sarclant un plant de carottes.
  2. Enfin il binait, il échenillait, il sarclait, il avait toujours quelque chose à faire jusqu’au déjeuner.

This word in other languages

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 "sarcler"?
"sarcler" is spelled S-A-R-C-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \saʁ.kle\.
What does "sarcler" mean?
As a verb, "sarcler" means: Arracher avec la main ou couper sous terre avec un instrument tranchant les mauvaises herbes qui croissent dans un champ, dans un jardin, etc.
How do you pronounce "sarcler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sarcler" is \saʁ.kle\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sarcler" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list