awake

\ə.ˈweɪk\

/\ə.ˈweɪk\/ adj

The verdict

“awake” is uncommon French (frequency #75,427 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,427
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Utilisé uniquement comme attribut) Réveillé, éveillé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-awake · awake · French

awake · rank #75,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,427
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Avoriaz

Nearest frequency peer: Avoriaz (-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 « awake »

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 « awake » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for awake
PropertyValue
Headwordawake
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ə.ˈweɪk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « awake » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.awaketombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Avoriaz » (#75,426), « backdoor » (#75,428), « Avignonnais » (#75,425). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « awake » est au #75,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

awake is uncommon French at frequency #75,427 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ə.ˈweɪk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Utilisé uniquement comme attribut) Réveillé, éveillé.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for awake, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is awake, spelled A-W-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Utilisé uniquement comme attribut) Réveillé, éveillé.

Antonyms

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 "awake"?
"awake" is spelled A-W-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ə.ˈweɪk\.
What does "awake" mean?
As an adjective, "awake" means: (Utilisé uniquement comme attribut) Réveillé, éveillé.
How do you pronounce "awake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "awake" is \ə.ˈweɪk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "awake" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list