suspensoir
\sys.pɑ̃.swaʁ\
The verdict
“suspensoir” 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) - Sorte de bandage dont on se sert pour soutenir le scrotum et pour prévenir les descentes d’intestins et autres incommodités de ce genre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-suspensoir · suspensoir · French
suspensoir · 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 | suspensoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sys.pɑ̃.swaʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « suspensoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
suspensoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sys.pɑ̃.swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for suspensoir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is suspensoir, spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Sorte de bandage dont on se sert pour soutenir le scrotum et pour prévenir les descentes d’intestins et autres incommodités de ce genre.
- 2Sorte de slip très ajusté, pour soutenir le scrotum, utilisé durant les activités sportives.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how suspensoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le fil devait donc être pourvu de petits sièges, d’espèces de suspensoirs qui prendraient la tomate en dessous et la soutiendraient.
Porter un suspensoir.
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.