alpargate
\al.paʁ.ɡat\
The verdict
“alpargate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espadrille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alpargate · alpargate · French
alpargate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | alpargate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.paʁ.ɡat\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alpargate » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alpargate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.paʁ.ɡat\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espadrille.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for alpargate in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is alpargate, spelled A-L-P-A-R-G-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Espadrille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alpargate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En quittant Grenade pour aller à Baylen, je rencontrai par le chemin un grand homme chaussé d’alpargates qui marchait d’un bon pas militaire.
Tout le monde est reçu au Musée de Madrid, en bottes ou alpargates, bien ou mal habillé.
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.