distrait
/dɪˈstɹeɪ/
"distrait" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“distrait” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - absent-minded, troubled, distracted
Corpus desk
Index EN-distrait · distrait · English
distrait · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | distrait |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈstɹeɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “distrait” in English
Rare enough to double-check
distrait is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈstɹeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "absent-minded, troubled, distracted".
distrait doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French distrait. The correct English form is distrait, spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-I-T.
Definition
- 1absent-minded, troubled, distracted
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how distrait appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But to return to our friend Desmond:—he was too well bred to have asked such an unfair question, had he not been completely distrait. When the mind is absent without leave, the deputy it leaves behind to secure its unmolested retreat most resembles that apish faculty, memory, and mechanically imitates the manners, and repeats the phrases of others. (Publi…
I noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and strange than before.
Etymology
Borrowed from French distrait.
This word in other languages
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.