becquet
\bɛ.kɛ\
The verdict
“becquet” is an uncommon French word, ranked #68,850 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #68,850
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un des noms vulgaires du saumon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | becquet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛ.kɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “becquet” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for becquet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bɛ.kɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #68,850 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
becquet has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is becquet, spelled B-E-C-Q-U-E-T.
Definition
- 1Un des noms vulgaires du saumon.
- 2Nom que les savetiers donnent à un bec de cuir dont ils renforcent une semelle qui s’est usée et se sépare de l’autre.
- 3Petit papier collé sur une copie ou une épreuve d’imprimerie pour signaler une modification.
- 4Petit papier collé sur une copie ou une épreuve d’imprimerie pour signaler une modification.
- 5Autre appellation de la souris, morceau de viande d’agneau à l’extrémité du gigot.
- 6Partie saillante d’un rocher, dirigée vers le haut, permettant d’assurer une cordée par le passage d’une sangle dans ce becquet.
- 7Accessoire automobile avant ou arrière, permettant de diriger et réguler l’air.
This word in other languages
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 “becquet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-E-C-Q-U-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɛ.kɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.