pratique
/pɹæˈtiːk/
"pratique" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pratique” is uncommon English (frequency #99,723 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,723
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pratique |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹæˈtiːk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #99,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pratique” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pratique is uncommon English at frequency #99,723 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹæˈtiːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pratique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originated 1600–10. Borrowed from Middle French practique, pratique, from Medieval Latin prāctica. Doublet of practice. The correct English form is pratique, spelled P-R-A-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
- 2Practice; habits.
Etymology
Originated 1600–10. Borrowed from Middle French practique, pratique, from Medieval Latin prāctica. Doublet of practice.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pratique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-A-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.