tailloir

\tɑj.waʁ\

/\tɑj.waʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assiette de bois sur laquelle on taille, on coupe de la viande.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tailloir · tailloir · French

tailloir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 tailloir
PropertyValue
Headwordtailloir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑj.waʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tailloir » en français

tailloirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tailloir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑj.waʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for tailloir in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tailloir, spelled T-A-I-L-L-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assiette de bois sur laquelle on taille, on coupe de la viande.
  2. 2
    Partie supérieure du chapiteau des colonnes, sorte de tablette carrée sur laquelle se pose l’architrave.
  3. 3
    Outil coupant utilisé pour sectionner les baguettes en plomb destinées à réaliser des vitraux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. … les tailloirs épais de quatre doigts sont de buis patiné ; …
  2. … puis à la crédence ils embrochent sur une grosse fourchette un chapon ou un quartier de viande qu'ils posent sur un tailloir en bois et, avec un grand couteau, ils les sectionnent en coupant à travers sans aucun discernement.

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 "tailloir"?
"tailloir" is spelled T-A-I-L-L-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑj.waʁ\.
What does "tailloir" mean?
As a noun, "tailloir" means: Assiette de bois sur laquelle on taille, on coupe de la viande.
How do you pronounce "tailloir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tailloir" is \tɑj.waʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tailloir" come from?
"tailloir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list