sesquiplan
\sɛs.kɥi.plɑ̃\
The verdict
“sesquiplan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Biplan dont une paire d’aile est moitié plus petite que l’autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sesquiplan · sesquiplan · French
sesquiplan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | sesquiplan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛs.kɥi.plɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sesquiplan » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sesquiplan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛs.kɥi.plɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Biplan dont une paire d’aile est moitié plus petite que l’autre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for sesquiplan in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sesquiplan, spelled S-E-S-Q-U-I-P-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1Biplan dont une paire d’aile est moitié plus petite que l’autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sesquiplan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le bimoteur de transport « Sekani » est un sesquiplan à aile haute, pour le transport combine des passagers et du fret
Du modeste biplan de 50 HP utilisé pour les premiers essais de TSF au sesquiplan rouge de 650 HP vainqueur de l'Atlantique, se mesure un chemin parallèle à celui qui va du primitif éclateur de 1911 au poste à lampes à 3 électrodes.
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.