cafarder
\ka.faʁ.de\
The verdict
“cafarder” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Avoir le cafard, déprimer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cafarder · cafarder · French
cafarder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | cafarder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.faʁ.de\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cafarder » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cafarder is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.faʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cafarder, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cafarder, spelled C-A-F-A-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Avoir le cafard, déprimer.
- 2Rapporter les paroles ou les faits d'une personne, la dénoncer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cafarder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce malaise, il se garde bien de l'avouer à Josette : elle ouvrirait de grands yeux en regardant le ciel car elle ne comprendrait pas qu'étant chez lui il pût ne pas s'y trouver bien et y cafarder.
Je cafarde depuis que tu es partie.
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.