Cadarache

\ka.da.ʁaʃ\

/\ka.da.ʁaʃ\/ name

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The verdict

“Cadarache” is uncommon French (frequency #91,484 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,484
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Localité du département des Bouches-du-Rhône (France) rattachée à la commune de Saint-Paul-lès-Durance.

Key facts for Cadarache
PropertyValue
HeadwordCadarache
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ka.da.ʁaʃ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cadarache” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Cadarache lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cadarache is uncommon French at frequency #91,484 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ka.da.ʁaʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Localité du département des Bouches-du-Rhône (France) rattachée à la commune de Saint-Paul-lès-Durance.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Cadarache in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Cadarache, spelled C-A-D-A-R-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Localité du département des Bouches-du-Rhône (France) rattachée à la commune de Saint-Paul-lès-Durance.

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 "Cadarache"?
"Cadarache" is spelled C-A-D-A-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.da.ʁaʃ\.
What does "Cadarache" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cadarache" means: Localité du département des Bouches-du-Rhône (France) rattachée à la commune de Saint-Paul-lès-Durance.
How do you pronounce "Cadarache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cadarache" is \ka.da.ʁaʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cadarache" come from?
"Cadarache" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Cadarache”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-D-A-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.da.ʁaʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list