voussoir
\vu.swaʁ\
The verdict
“voussoir” 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 May 6, 2026) - Chacune des pierres qui forment le cintre d’une voûte, d’un arc ou même la structure d'un tunnel construit par un tunnelier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-voussoir · voussoir · French
voussoir · 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 "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 | voussoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vu.swaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “voussoir” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
voussoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vu.swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
voussoir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voussoir, spelled V-O-U-S-S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Chacune des pierres qui forment le cintre d’une voûte, d’un arc ou même la structure d'un tunnel construit par un tunnelier.
- 2Éléments préfabriqués utilisés pour la réalisation d’un tablier de pont.
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