ancrages
\ɑ̃.kʁaʒ\
The verdict
“ancrages” is uncommon French (frequency #72,061 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,061
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de ancrage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ancrages |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kʁaʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ancrages” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ancrages is uncommon French at frequency #72,061 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.kʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de ancrage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ancrages in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ancrages, spelled A-N-C-R-A-G-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de ancrage.
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.
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Using “ancrages”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-N-C-R-A-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.