algarade
\al.ɡa.ʁad\
The verdict
“algarade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discussion vive et inattendue, dispute.
Corpus desk
Index FR-algarade · algarade · French
algarade · 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 "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 | algarade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.ɡa.ʁad\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
algarade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.ɡa.ʁad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for algarade, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is algarade, spelled A-L-G-A-R-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Discussion vive et inattendue, dispute.
- 2Insulte faite brusquement, avec un certain éclat, sans sujet, ou pour un sujet très léger.
- 3Incursion sur un territoire ennemi, non précédée d’une déclaration de guerre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how algarade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Écrasée sous une avalanche de questions, reproches, menaces, remontrances, l’infortunée fondit en larmes, sans comprendre un traitre mot à l’algarade.
Au moment où survenait cette algarade, j’eus à nouveau, mais cette fois bien plus précisément que la première fois, l’impression très désagréable de reconnaître Madelon au premier rang d’un groupe, juste au même endroit, devant la grille.
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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.