transbordeur

\tʁɑ̃s.bɔʁ.dœʁ\

/\tʁɑ̃s.bɔʁ.dœʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“transbordeur” is uncommon French (frequency #88,181 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,181
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui sert à transborder.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transbordeur · transbordeur · French

transbordeur · rank #88,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,181
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tracasser

Nearest frequency peer: tracasser (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « transbordeur »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « transbordeur » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for transbordeur
PropertyValue
Headwordtransbordeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.bɔʁ.dœʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#88,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transbordeur » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.transbordeurtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tracasser » (#88,180), « tove » (#88,179), « translator » (#88,183). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transbordeur » est au #88,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transbordeur is uncommon French at frequency #88,181 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.bɔʁ.dœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui sert à transborder.".

No misspelling variants are generated for transbordeur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is transbordeur, spelled T-R-A-N-S-B-O-R-D-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui sert à transborder.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pont transbordeur.

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 "transbordeur"?
"transbordeur" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-B-O-R-D-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.bɔʁ.dœʁ\.
What does "transbordeur" mean?
As an adjective, "transbordeur" means: Qui sert à transborder.
How do you pronounce "transbordeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transbordeur" is \tʁɑ̃s.bɔʁ.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transbordeur" come from?
"transbordeur" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transbordeur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list