taravelle
\ta.ʁa.vɛl\
The verdict
“taravelle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plantoir dont se servent les viticulteurs bordelais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-taravelle · taravelle · French
taravelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | taravelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ta.ʁa.vɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « taravelle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
taravelle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.ʁa.vɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for taravelle in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is taravelle, spelled T-A-R-A-V-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Plantoir dont se servent les viticulteurs bordelais.
- 2Pièce de bois qui permet de manœuvrer un treuil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how taravelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La mise en place des plants de vigne par les pals, taravelles […] est à rejeter.
C'était François, qui s'avançait, très calme, mais tenant dans son poing la « taravelle », c'est-à-dire, le rondin de bois dur qui est l'unique rayon du treuil de la charrette.
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.