attaque

\a.tak\

/\a.tak\/ noun

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The verdict

“attaque” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #957 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#957
frequency rank, French
7
letters
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action violente, agression.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

attaque vs attarde
71% similar
attaque vs attique
86% similar
attaque vs atténue
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for attaque
PropertyValue
Headwordattaque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.tak\
Letters7
Frequency rank#957
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attaque” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). attaque lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for attaque is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.tak\. Corpus data places it at rank #957 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for attaque, with forms such as "ataque", "atatque", and "attaqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "attarde", "attique", "atténue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is attaque, spelled A-T-T-A-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action violente, agression.
  2. 2
    Le fait d'attaquer.
  3. 3
    Travaux qu’on fait pour s’approcher d’une place assiégée.
  4. 4
    Atteinte ; insulte.
  5. 5
    Certaines paroles lâchées comme sans dessein, pour sonder l’intention de quelqu’un ou pour le piquer par quelque reproche.
  6. 6
    Apparition soudaine, des accès subits de certaines maladies.
  7. 7
    Accès d’apoplexie.
  8. 8
    Début de l'émission d'un son.
  9. 9
    Constituants initiaux facultatifs de la syllabe, composés de zéro, une ou plusieurs consonnes, situés avant le noyau syllabique.
  10. 10
    Essentiellement dans les sports collectifs avec un ballon, action d'une équipe qui tente de marquer.
  11. 11
    Ensemble des attaquants d'une équipe.
  12. 12
    Le fait de révéler, de creuser les joints de grains d'une pièce métallique par action d'une solution acide afin de pouvoir les voir au microscope.

This word in other languages

attack(English)ataque(Español)Anfall(Deutsch)agressão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ataque,atatque,attaqeu,attaqque,attauqe,attqaue,tataque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attaque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ataque1atatque2attaqeu2attaqque1attauqe2attqaue2tataque2
Edit distance from "attaque"

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 "attaque"?
"attaque" is spelled A-T-T-A-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.tak\.
What does "attaque" mean?
As a noun, "attaque" means: Action violente, agression.
What words are commonly confused with "attaque"?
"attaque" is commonly confused with "attarde", "attique", "atténue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attaque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attaque" is \a.tak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attaque" come from?
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Using “attaque”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-T-T-A-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.tak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “attarde” - see the side-by-side comparison. attaque vs attarde
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list