stalle

\stal\

/\stal\/ noun

The verdict

“stalle” is an uncommon French word, ranked #72,758 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,758
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chacun des sièges de bois qui, dans les églises, sont autour du chœur et sur lesquels sont assis les chanoines, les religieux, etc.

Key facts for stalle
PropertyValue
Headwordstalle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stal\
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stalle” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stalle lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for stalle is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \stal\. Corpus data places it at rank #72,758 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

stalle has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is stalle, spelled S-T-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chacun des sièges de bois qui, dans les églises, sont autour du chœur et sur lesquels sont assis les chanoines, les religieux, etc.
  2. 2
    Siège de théâtre.
  3. 3
    Espace limité par des cloisons, qui est réservé à un animal dans un élevage, tel un cheval dans une écurie ou une vache laitière dans une salle de traite.
  4. 4
    Stalle de départ.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stalle"?
"stalle" is spelled S-T-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \stal\.
What does "stalle" mean?
As a noun, "stalle" means: Chacun des sièges de bois qui, dans les églises, sont autour du chœur et sur lesquels sont assis les chanoines, les religieux, etc.
How do you pronounce "stalle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stalle" is \stal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stalle" come from?
"stalle" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “stalle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-T-A-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \stal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list