varlope
French, noun/vaʁ.lɔp/
varlope is spelled V-A-R-L-O-P-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written French, the 184,024th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Varlope is a French feminine noun meaning “jointer plane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand rabot muni d’une poignée, qui sert aux menuisiers et aux charpentiers pour dresser et aplanir les…”.
What does varlope mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejointer plane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand rabot muni d’une poignée, qui sert aux menuisiers et aux charpentiers pour dresser et aplanir les pièces de bois. La varlope continue le travail de corroyage commencé avec le riflard. 2. Position sexuelle rappelant la forme de l’instrument.
adjective: 1. Raboté avec une varlope.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of varlope
- varlopes plural
- varlopés plural masculine
- varlopée singular feminine
- varlopées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce varlope?
- /vaʁ.lɔp/
- \vaʁ.lɔp\
- \vaʁ.lɔ.pe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is varlope in French?
varlope appears about once in every 33 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).