scabellon
\ska.bɛ.lɔ̃\
The verdict
“scabellon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piédestal servant de support à un buste, une statuette, un vase, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scabellon · scabellon · French
scabellon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scabellon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ska.bɛ.lɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
scabellon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ska.bɛ.lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Piédestal servant de support à un buste, une statuette, un vase, etc.".
No misspelling variants are generated for scabellon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is scabellon, spelled S-C-A-B-E-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1Piédestal servant de support à un buste, une statuette, un vase, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scabellon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sous une draperie jaune, rayée de vert tendre, un buste en bronze de Louis XV jeune est érigé sur un scabellon, des enfants sont en train de le copier en dégrossissant un bloc de marbre.
Il a fourni les dessins des grands meubles du règne, a créé une orfèvrerie mobilière absolument nouvelle, d’un faste inouï, c’est accordé, mais dont on pouvait dire, en songeant aux caisses d’argent, aux torchères d’argent, aux scabellons d’argent, qu’elle était l’utilisation de la réserve métallique du royaume.
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.