pétanque
/pəˈtɑːŋk/
"petanque" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pétanque” 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 form of boules originating from the south of France.
Corpus desk
Index EN-petanque · pétanque · English
pétanque · 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 "P" 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 | pétanque |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈtɑːŋk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pétanque” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pétanque is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈtɑːŋk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A form of boules originating from the south of France.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for pétanque in our 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French. The correct English form is pétanque, spelled P-É-T-A-N-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1A form of boules originating from the south of France.
Etymology
From French.
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.