cacateux
\ka.ka.tø\
The verdict
“cacateux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a des excréments sur lui.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cacateux · cacateux · French
cacateux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cacateux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ka.tø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cacateux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cacateux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ka.tø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cacateux, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cacateux, spelled C-A-C-A-T-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui a des excréments sur lui.
- 2Foireux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cacateux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un seul, messieurs les encravatés cacateux que vous êtes, un seul…
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.