adäquat
\adɛˈkvaːt\
The verdict
“adäquat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adéquat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adaquat · adäquat · French
adäquat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | adäquat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \adɛˈkvaːt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « adäquat » en français
Rare enough to double-check
adäquat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \adɛˈkvaːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adéquat.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for adäquat, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is adäquat, spelled A-D-Ä-Q-U-A-T.
Definition
- 1Adéquat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how adäquat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist empfehlenswert, von Zeit zu Zeit Gewohnheiten zu hinterfragen. Laufe ich wirklich den schönsten und kürzesten Weg zur Haltestelle? Ist das Frisieren meines Resthaars über die haarlos gewordene Mittelstelle adäquat und modisch? Oder eben: Sitze ich richtig auf dem Klo?
Antonyms
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.