ventoir
\vɑ̃.twaʁ\
The verdict
“ventoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Machine permettant de séparer le grain des autres résidus lors du vannage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ventoir · ventoir · French
ventoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | ventoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɑ̃.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ventoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ventoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɑ̃.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Machine permettant de séparer le grain des autres résidus lors du vannage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ventoir in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 ventoir, spelled V-E-N-T-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Machine permettant de séparer le grain des autres résidus lors du vannage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ventoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si bien, quand le patron arriva, que c’était tout rangé en cercle de barrique sur l’aire : les gerbes, le ventoir, les draps, les sacs pour le grain, tout prêts pour la bataille avec, comme soldats, le mulet et moi : — T’es un artiste, qu’il fait, en sifflant de contentement !
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