allocataire

\a.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\

/\a.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“allocataire” is uncommon French (frequency #72,057 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,057
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui ou celle qui perçoit une allocation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allocataire · allocataire · French

allocataire · rank #72,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,057
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH alleud

Nearest frequency peer: alleud (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « allocataire »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « allocataire » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for allocataire
PropertyValue
Headwordallocataire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « allocataire » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).allocatairetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « alleud » (#72,056), « alimentaient » (#72,054), « anaérobie » (#72,060). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allocataire » est au #72,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allocataire is uncommon French at frequency #72,057 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for allocataire, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is allocataire, spelled A-L-L-O-C-A-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui ou celle qui perçoit une allocation.
  2. 2
    Personne qui ouvre droit à une ou plusieurs prestations familiales, en étant ou non l'attributaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how allocataire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’allocataire, qui s’estime injustement privée des allocations familiales, nous paraît avoir qualité pour intenter une action en paiement de celles-ci.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allocataire"?
"allocataire" is spelled A-L-L-O-C-A-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\.
What does "allocataire" mean?
As a noun, "allocataire" means: Celui ou celle qui perçoit une allocation.
How do you pronounce "allocataire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allocataire" is \a.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allocataire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allocataire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list