tailloir
\tɑj.waʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tailloir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tɑj.waʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tailloir » en français
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
- 1Assiette de bois sur laquelle on taille, on coupe de la viande.
- 2Partie supérieure du chapiteau des colonnes, sorte de tablette carrée sur laquelle se pose l’architrave.
- 3Outil coupant utilisé pour sectionner les baguettes en plomb destinées à réaliser des vitraux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tailloir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… les tailloirs épais de quatre doigts sont de buis patiné ; …
… 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.