# Descartes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /deɪˈkɑːt/ · frequency rank #30,393

## Definitions
1. A surname from French
2. René Descartes: A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.

## Etymology
From French Descartes.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddescartes`, `decsartes`, `desacrtes`, `descarets`, `descarrtes`, `descartess`, `descartse`, `descarttes`, `descatres`, `desccartes`, `descrates`, `desscartes`, `dsecartes`, `edscartes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/descartes