cabaret
\ka.ba.ʁɛ\
The verdict
“cabaret” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,126 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,126
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Taverne où l’on vend en détail du vin et des boissons spiritueuses et où l’on vend aussi à manger.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabaret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ka.ba.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabaret” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for cabaret is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.ba.ʁɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,126 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabaret, with forms such as "acbaret", "caabret", and "cabaert". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "cabaye", "cabinet", "cabernet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cabaret, spelled C-A-B-A-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1Taverne où l’on vend en détail du vin et des boissons spiritueuses et où l’on vend aussi à manger.
- 2Taverne où l’on vend en détail du vin et des boissons spiritueuses et où l’on vend aussi à manger.
- 3Établissement où l’on se réunit pour entendre des chansons satiriques ou politiques.
- 4Plateau à bord relevés ou petite table utilisé pour servir des boissons.
- 5Plateau de self-service, tout particulièrement dans les cafétérias et autres établissements de restauration rapide.
- 6Porte-liqueurs, cave à liqueurs.
- 7Assortiment des tasses qu’on met sur le plateau.
- 8Sur un bateau, sorte de plateau destiné à fixer sur une table les assiettes et les couverts pour les empêcher de tomber.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acbaret,caabret,cabaert,cabarett,cabarret,cabarte,cabbaret,cabraet,cbaaret,ccabaret
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabaret - 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.
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 "cabaret"?
What does "cabaret" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "cabaret"?
How do you pronounce "cabaret"?
What language does "cabaret" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cabaret”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-B-A-R-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.ba.ʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cabaye” - see the side-by-side comparison. cabaret vs cabaye
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.