claqueur
/klɑːˈkɜː(ɹ)/
"claqueur" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“claqueur” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of the claque employed to applaud during a theatre performance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-claqueur · claqueur · English
claqueur · 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 "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | claqueur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /klɑːˈkɜː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “claqueur” in English
Rare enough to double-check
claqueur is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /klɑːˈkɜː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of the claque employed to applaud during a theatre performance.".
claqueur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French claqueur. The correct English form is claqueur, spelled C-L-A-Q-U-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1A member of the claque employed to applaud during a theatre performance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how claqueur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Many a clever fellow fails through life, because the silly fellows, whom half a word well spoken could make his claqueurs, turn him into ridicule. Whatever you are, avoid the fault of most reading men: in a word, don’t be a prig!”
One hundred and fifty “iron-handed” Vienna theatre claqueurs today formed a trade union, probably the first of its kind in the world. […] The most popular singers have been obliged to give free tickets and even to donate cash, lest the claque retaliate by frantic applause at the wrong moment.
Etymology
From French claqueur.
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.