barquette

\baʁ.kɛt\

/\baʁ.kɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“barquette” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,762
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite barque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barquette · barquette · French

barquette · rank #42,762 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,762
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH barjot

Nearest frequency peer: barjot (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « barquette »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « barquette » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

barquette vs barrette
78% similar
barquette vs brouette
78% similar
barquette vs baguette
78% similar

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

Key facts for barquette
PropertyValue
Headwordbarquette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ.kɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,762
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « barquette »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).barquettese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « barjot » (#42,761), « bactériennes » (#42,759), « aïeul » (#42,758). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « barquette » est au #42,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around barquette (IPA \baʁ.kɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,762 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for barquette, with forms such as "abrquette", "baqruette", and "barqeutte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "barrette", "brouette", "baguette", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is barquette, spelled B-A-R-Q-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite barque.
  2. 2
    Tout dispositif en forme de petite barque.
  3. 3
    Pâtisserie dont la forme évoque l’ovale d’une petite barque.
  4. 4
    Type de civière rigide aux bords relevés.
  5. 5
    Voiture de sport généralement à deux places et décapotable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how barquette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Maistre a quitté la police quelques mois avant De Palma et passe le plus clair de son temps sur sa Juliette, une barquette marseillaise de huit mètres, belle comme une jeune fille.
  2. Nous déjeunions dans une sorte de lunch-room, au premier étage d’une boulangerie ; mes moyens me permettaient tout juste de me payer le plat du jour mais il me gavait avec autorité de barquettes aux fraises.

Synonyms

barquerolle

This word in other languages

punnet(English)bandeja(Español)Kahn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrquette
  • baqruette
  • barqeutte
  • barqquette
  • barquete
  • barquetet
  • barqutete
  • barrquette
  • baruqette
  • bbarquette
  • braquette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barquette - 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.

abrquette2baqruette2barqeutte2barqquette1barquete1barquetet2barqutete2barrquette1
Edit distance from "barquette"

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 "barquette"?
"barquette" is spelled B-A-R-Q-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.kɛt\.
What does "barquette" mean?
As a noun, "barquette" means: Petite barque.
What words are commonly confused with "barquette"?
"barquette" is commonly confused with "barrette", "brouette", "baguette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barquette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barquette" is \baʁ.kɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barquette" come from?
"barquette" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Auxerrois#42,755attaquera#42,751Brignoles#42,777bucolique#42,779

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aveugler11 variantsBompard11 variantsBurberry11 variantschaland11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list