awkward
\ˈɔːk.wəd\
The verdict
“awkward” is uncommon French (frequency #58,429 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,429
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladroit ou inélégant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-awkward · awkward · French
awkward · rank #58,429 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,429
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH avionneur
Nearest frequency peer: avionneur (-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 « awkward »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Aurelius
Aurelius
41,575 corpus weight
- autumn
autumn
41,574 corpus weight
- avionneur
avionneur
41,573 corpus weight
- awkward
awkward
41,572 corpus weight
- ayer
ayer
41,571 corpus weight
- Azawad
Azawad
41,570 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « awkward » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | awkward |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɔːk.wəd\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « awkward » en français
Rare enough to double-check
awkward is uncommon French at frequency #58,429 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɔːk.wəd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
awkward has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is awkward, spelled A-W-K-W-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Maladroit ou inélégant.
- 2Embarrassant, malcommode.
- 3Gênant, inconfortable, malaisant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how awkward appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He’s incredibly awkward whenever he’s around girls.
In the early days, the road-making machinery and other earth-moving equipment was so awkward.
Synonyms
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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