becqueter
\bɛk.te\
The verdict
“becqueter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piquer à coups de bec.
Corpus desk
Index FR-becqueter · becqueter · French
becqueter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | becqueter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bɛk.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « becqueter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
becqueter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bɛk.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for becqueter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is becqueter, spelled B-E-C-Q-U-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Piquer à coups de bec.
- 2Caresser avec le bec.
- 3Manger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how becqueter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les oiseaux ont becqueté nos fruits.
De temps en temps, un grignotement de souris, — c’est la tête d’oiseau qui becquette dans un coin.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.